Trumpets, Agustín Fernández

Agustín Fernández
1928 - 2006
Trumpets

signed and dated 75; numbered #13 and indistinctly inscribed on the reverse
oil on canvas
Canvas: 60¼ by 43¼ in. (153 by 109.9 cm.)
Framed: 61½ by 44¾ in. (156.2 by 113.7 cm.)

Condition Report:
This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and slightly loosely stretched. The colors are vibrant, and the media layer is stable overall. The work is very lightly soiled overall. A few scattered minor spots of media loss are present in the white pigment surrounding the central composition; the most notable among these include a few spots along the extreme center right and left edges of the canvas; a 1/2 inch rectangular spot in the upper right quadrant, one inch from the central composition; an isolated 2 inch circular area of craquelure and a few associated pinpoint media losses at the extreme center right edge, and a 5 1/2 inch horizontal scuff with associated pinpoint losses along the extreme lower center edge. An isolated 1 inch circular area of rust-colored discoloration is present at the extreme upper right edge. Under UV: fluorescence occurs throughout which is inherent to the media selected by the artist. Unframed.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Wechsler's, Washington, D.C., 13 November, 1999, Lot 47

Private Collection, Europe (acquired at the above sale)

Sotheby's, New York, 29 May 2013, Lot 193

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner