05-10-201905-10-2019
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May 10, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Francisco Narváez (Venezuelan, 1905-1982) Still Life with Flowers, Bottles, and Fruit

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3248BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 10, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Francisco Narváez (Venezuelan, 1905-1982)

Still Life with Flowers, Bottles, and Fruit
. Signed "NARVAEZ" l.l. Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 in., framed. Condition: Fine craquelure and flaking to some areas of impasto, canvas bulge to center, surface grime.

Provenance: Miguel Otero Silva to Jerome Sonnenborn c. 1960; by descent to the current private collection, New York.

N.B. Miguel Otero Silva (Venezuelan, 1908-1985) was a prominent writer, journalist, humorist, and politician. He owned the daily newspaper El Nacional, for which Jerome Sonnenborn's paper company supplied the newsprint. A certificate of authenticity from the Fundación Francisco Narváez accompanies the lot.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Framed dimensions: 29 x 24 3/4 in.


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Keywords

B. Miguel Otero Silva, Francisco Narv, Jerome Sonnenborn, Jerome Sonnenborn c., Sonnenborn