Oscar Murillo Oil Painting

Item Details

Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the verso
Estate stamp present to verso

An oil painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017). This piece depicts a dark, geometric composition featuring deep red, blues and greens. The artist’s signature and estate stamp are present to the verso.

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Oscar Murillo was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene. Born in Mexico, he immigrated to the United States and settled permanently in the San Fernando Valley. He studied at San Fernando Valley State College (known today as Cal State Northridge) and received his Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts. Murillo remained active in his community, teaching art and exhibiting his art in galleries in San Fernando Valley, CA and Santé Fe, NM.

Condition

- wear to edges of frame; dust and accretions present to painting; repaired to lower left corner of canvas; slight billow to canvas; paint loss of edges of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 24" W x 18" H.

Item #

18DCC642-049