Oscar Murillo Mixed Media Painting

Item Details

Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled
Oil and acrylic painting on canvas
Unsigned
Estate stamp to the verso
Presented in a wooden frame

An oil and acrylic painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017). This piece features a bright yellow background with checkered red and green motifs overlapped by insect-like forms. 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

- to poor; heavy craquelure present throughout painting; large dent to lower left corner of painting; billow to canvas; minor loss of paint throughout painting; dust and accretions present to painting surface; wear to edges of frame; canvas loose in frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 27.5" W x 36" H.

Item #

18DCC642-036