1927 - 2012
Arquetipo Tropical
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1964 and on verso signed, titled and inscribed "Ecuador" and variously
25 1/2 x 31 1/4 in, 64.8 x 79.4 cm
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 CAD
Sold for: $1,750
Preview at: Heffel Vancouver
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
This work was acquired directly from the artist by the present collector while working in Quito, Ecuador, for the Organización Comercial Ecuatoriana de Productos Artesanales (Ecuadorian Commercial Organization of Artisanal Products, or OCEPA) from 1965 to 1966. While living in Quito, the collector befriended the owner of the local gallery, and through him met the country’s distinguished contemporary artists and became part of the art community.
At the request of OCEPA, he then started an art gallery in OCEPA’s office building in Quito, to improve the organization’s relations with the fine art community. It was during this time that the present work was acquired.
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