Oscar Murillo Oil Painting
Item Details
Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled, 1971
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the verso
Estate stamp to the verso
An oil painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017), dated 1971. This piece features a portrait of a bearded man rendered in thin, stylistic delineations and muted hues. 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
- wear to edges of canvas; dust and accretions present to painting surface; loss of paint to edges of canvas; surface wear present throughout painting;.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC642-015
