From the series Abolición de la muerte (Abolition of Death)

© Estate of Fernando de Szyszlo

From the series Abolición de la muerte (Abolition of Death)

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From the series Abolición de la muerte (Abolition of Death),

1987

Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian, 1925–2017
2001-69

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Title
From the series Abolición de la muerte (Abolition of Death)
Dates

1987

Maker
Fernando de Szyszlo
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
119 x 120 cm (46 7/8 x 47 1/4 in.) frame: 137.2 × 137.2 × 3.5 cm (54 × 54 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-69
Place Made

South America, Peru, Lima, Orrantia neighborhood

Signatures
Signed in acrylic, lower right: Szyszlo
Inscription
in black acrylic, verso upper left: [three upright lines with a vertical crosshatch] 'ABOLICION DE LA | MUERTE' in black acrylic, verso lower left: ORRANTIA/87
Culture
Peruvian
Period
chiaroscuro
Type
acrylic paintings, paintings
Materials
acrylic paint, canvas
Subject
rooms, interiors, windows, cityscapes

Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; sold to David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958; by bequest in 2001 to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Series: Abolicion de la Muerte

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