Mario Carreno (b.1913)

La Colonia

Details
Mario Carreno (b.1913)
La Colonia
signed and dated 'Carreño 48' lower right
oil on paper laid down on board
38¼ x 28 7/8in. (97.2 x 73.3cm.)
Painted in 1948
Provenance
Private collection, Miami

Lot Essay

This painting is a study for a mural which was never executed. It was meant to decorate the building belonging to the Diario de la Marina, Havana's leading newspaper where Mario Carreño worked in 1948

It is sold with a photo-certificate of authenticity from Ida Gonzalez de Carreño dated 'Stgo-Chile Mayo 1996'