Alejandro Colunga

(Mexican, b. 1948)

La boda del chamuco y la llorona, 1984

oil on canvas

signed A. Colunga and dated (lower center); signed, titled and dated (verso)

78 1/2 x 62 3/4 inches.

Property from a Private Collection, Oak Park, Illinois

Provenance:

Property from the Collection of Guillermo Sepulveda, Mexico

Galería Alejandro Gallo, Guadalajara, Mexico

Property from a Private Collection

Exhibited:

Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America 1920-1987, June 28-September 13, 1987; Flushing, The Queens Museum, October 10-December 6, 1987; Mexico City, Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo Mexico City, March 25-May 22, 1988; Miami, Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, January 15-March 4, 1989, Catalogue Raisonné No. 19

Unframed.

Minor surface dirt and dust; slight slack to canvas; buckling at lower corners; wear along extreme edges; area of radiating craquelure near upper edge, just right of center; an apparent repair approximately 3 inches to the right of the craquelure, with an associated patch visible verso. Under UV light: aforementioned craquelure and repair fluoresce a light green. Please request additional images.

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La boda del chamuco y la llorona, 1984

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La boda del chamuco y la llorona, 1984

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