Oscar Murillo Abstract Oil Painting

Item Details

Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled, late 20th century
Oil painting on canvas board
Unsigned
Estate stamp to the verso

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

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Condition

- heavy wear to edges of painting; losses of paint to outer margins of painting due to craquelure and wear; dust and accretions present to painting; slight curving to canvas board.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC642-126