Jun 07, 2007 - Sale 2117

Sale 2117 - Lot 100

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
OSWALDO GUAYASAMIN
Portrait of a Young Girl.

Watercolor on heavy cream wove paper. 285x225 mm; 11 1/4x8 7/8 inches. Initialed in watercolor, lower right.

Born in Quito, Ecaudor, Guayasamin (1919-1999) was the eldest of 10 children from a poor family. He studied with José Orozco and, like his teacher, is known for his socially conscious paintings of poor and oppressed people.