Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mrs. Cecilia de Torres for her assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.
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Torso
Details
Julio Alpuy (Uruguayan 1919-2009)
Torso
signed and dated 'Alpuy 72' (inside the base)
painted wood
39½ x 12 x 15½ in. (100.3 x 30.5 x 39.4 cm.)
Executed in 1972.
Torso
signed and dated 'Alpuy 72' (inside the base)
painted wood
39½ x 12 x 15½ in. (100.3 x 30.5 x 39.4 cm.)
Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 26 November 1996, lot 169 (illustrated).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 17 November 2005, lot 140 (illustrated in color).
Cecilia de Torres Ltd., New York.
Acquired from the above.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 17 November 2005, lot 140 (illustrated in color).
Cecilia de Torres Ltd., New York.
Acquired from the above.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, El Taller Torres-García: The School of the South and Its Legacy, Austin, Texas, University of Texas Press, 1992, p. 262 (illustrated).
Brought to you by
Virgilio Garza