Oscar Murillo Embellished Oil Painting
Item Details
Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled
Oil painting with mirror embellishment 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 large, multi-hued target motif with a mirrored bullseye to the center. 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; loss of paint to upper right of painting; heavy dust and accretions present to painting; billow to canvas; small hole to upper portion of painting; wear to edges of painting.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC642-042