Oscar Murillo Mixed Media Painting

Item Details

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

An oil, acrylic, and pastel painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017). This piece features an angled depiction of a female figure rendered in muted tones with vibrant embellishments of yellow and orange. The artist’s signature and estate stamp are present to the verso. This painting is presented in a wooden frame.

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

- heavy wear to edges of frame; dust and accretions present to painting; surface wear present to painting; slight smudging of pigment on canvas; slight billow to canvas.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 20" W x 20" H.

Item #

18DCC642-013