Oscar Murillo Oil Painting

Item Details

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

An oil painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017). This piece features a vibrant composition rendered in bold intertwining segments. The artist’s estate stamp is 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

- dust and accretions present to painting; craquelure present to painting; wear to edges of canvas; loss of paint to left edge of painting; billow to canvas.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC642-054