Oscar Murillo Mixed Media Painting
Item Details
Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled
Acrylic, oil, and pastel on canvas
Signed to the verso
Estate stamp to the verso
An oil, pastel, and acrylic painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017). This piece features portrait of a man rendered in muted tones featuring a bright, florescent orange shirt. 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
- to fair; wear to edges of canvas; dust and accretions present to canvas; minor loss of paint to edges of canvas; fraying of canvas edges; slight billow to canvas.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC642-050
