Oswaldo Vigas Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Oswaldo Vigas Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 08, 2024
OSWALDO VIGAS (Valencia, Carabobo, 1923 - Caracas, 2014) "Burlesque", 2007. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Oswaldo Vigas Foundation. Work reproduced in the catalogue raisonné. Ref. Nº 2007.72.
Est: €25,000 - €30,000
OSWALDO VIGAS (Valencia, Carabobo, 1923 - Caracas, 2014) "Burlesque", 2007. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Oswaldo Vigas Foundation. Work reproduced in the catalogue raisonné. Ref. Nº 2007.72. Provenance: Medicci Gallery (Venezuela). Signed and dated in the lower left area. Signed and dated on the back. Measurements: 100 x 80 cm: 116 x 96 cm (frame). Oil on canvas in which the author presents a portrait where the forms of the main character are diluted and defined through a palette inspired by Fauvism. This piece reflects an aesthetic language where various avant-garde movements and the tradition of art history are captured from a new perspective, in which the aesthetic transgression at the hands of Oswaldo Vigas gives way to the creation of an image with its own language and personality. Through the use of color, the work offers the viewer a new vitalist aesthetic that merges with a diluted and fluid technique that spreads over the surface of the canvas in an apparently random way. However, compositionally the artist has managed to create a completely harmonious image where the mastery of color and technique achieve an expressive and dynamic image that captures and creates a dialogue with the viewer. Oswaldo Vigas was an artist of Venezuelan origin, known for his works as a painter and muralist, although throughout his career he tackled other artistic genres. He began painting the human body at the age of 12, when his father died. He studied medicine at the Universidad de los Andes (Venezuela) and at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas. While studying, he took several art classes at the Taller Libre de Artes and attended the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Cristóbal Rojas, where he interacted with painters such as Manuel Cabré and Pedro Ángel González, among others. His first paintings focused on the human figure, especially female, and on a theme that would be a constant throughout his career: witches. He became interested in pre-Columbian culture and ceramics, specifically the statuettes of the Venus of Tacarigua. In 1952 he won the National Plastic Arts Award and also held a solo exhibition at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas. In 1952, these successes allowed Vigas to move to Paris. In the French capital he studied at the School of Fine Arts and took open courses at the Sorbonne. He was commissioned to create five mosaic murals that would become part of the Central University of Venezuela, later declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. During most of the 1950s, his works moved away from the human figure and towards constructivism and abstraction. In 1953 he participated, among other exhibitions, in the São Paulo Biennial and in a group show at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Between 1953 and 1958, the artist exhibited regularly in France and Venezuela. In 1954 he represented Venezuela at the XXVII Venice Biennial and was part of the traveling exhibition Painters of Venezuela at the Pan American Union, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Between the late 1950s and mid-1960s, while still living in France, Vigas was invited to participate in a major survey of Latin American art in which he received first prize: the Gulf-Caribbean Art Exhibition, curated by Lee Malone at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He also exhibited at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, Connecticut, and the University of Nebraska Art Gallery. Influenced by a visit to Picasso in 1955 and by his interest in anthropology and the so-called "primitive cultures", Vigas channeled his works of the 1950s towards the search for an authentic language, combining gestural, geometric and figurative paintings. This led him to progressively explore connections with primitive cultures and the notion of a personal identity marked by telluric, magical and personal imaginative resources, which can be found in his works from the 1960s onwards. In 1970 he moved to Caracas. During the 1980s, Vigas produced a series of tapestries and ceramic works, and his first sculptures cast in bronze. In 1990, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber organized a major retrospective of his work, showing not only paintings and sculptures, but also tapestries, ceramics and jewelry. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Oswaldo Vigas Foundation. Work reproduced in the catalogue raisonné. Ref. Nº 2007.72.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 26, 2024
Oswaldo Vigas - 1978
Est: $800,000 - $1,600,000
Litografía sobre papel. Ejemplar 15 de 50
Bogota Auctions
Sep. 17, 2024
OSWALDO VIGAS - Untitled. 1977
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OSWALDO VIGAS Venezuela 1926-2014 Untitled. 1977 Ballpoint pen on paper Signed and dated 1977 Dimensions 26 x 14.5 cm
Subastas Segre
Jun. 12, 2024
OSWALDO VIGAS S/T, 2000 Óleo, pastel y tinta sobre papel Medidas: 27 x 14 cm
Est: -
Firmado y fechado. Buen estado de conservacion con faltas. Procedencia:Colecion Particular
Lefebre Subastas
May. 21, 2024
OSWALDO VIGAS - Sin título
Est: -
OSWALDO VIGAS Venezuela 1926-2014 Sin título. 1977 Lápiz sobre papel Firmado, dedicado y fechado 1977 Medidas 31,5 x 24 cm
Subastas Segre
May. 16, 2024
Parada
Est: $250,000 - $350,000
Property from a Private Collection Oswaldo Vigas 1926 - 2014 Parada signed Vigas (lower left); signed Vigas, titled and dated 77 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 70 ⅞ by 53 ½ in. 180 by 136 cm. Executed in 1977. This work is included in the Oswaldo Vigas Online Catalogue Raisonné (www.catalogue.oswaldovigas.com) as no. 1977.19.
Sotheby's
Nov. 21, 2023
Oswaldo Vigas
Est: $2,000,000 - $4,000,000
Firmado y fechado Vigas / 73 en la parte inferior izquierdo.
Bogota Auctions
Nov. 14, 2023
Personaje gris
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Property from a Distinguished Latin American Collector Oswaldo Vigas 1926 - 2014 Personaje gris signed Vigas (lower right); signed Vigas, titled and dated 75 (on the reverse) oil on board mounted on panel 16½ by 13 in. 41.9 by 33 cm. Executed in 1975. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Jeannine Castés de Vigas. This work is included in the Oswaldo Vigas Online Catalogue Raisonné (www.catalogue.oswaldovigas.com) as no. 1975.54.
Sotheby's
Nov. 14, 2023
Concitadoras
Est: $200,000 - $250,000
Property from a Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida Oswaldo Vigas 1926 - 2014 Concitadoras signed Vigas (lower right) oil on canvas 70 ⅞ by 59 in. 180 by 150 cm. Executed in 1972. This work is included in the Oswaldo Vigas Online Catalogue Raisonné (www.catalogue.oswaldovigas.com) as no. 1972.18 .
Sotheby's
Oct. 12, 2023
OSWALDO VIGAS (1923-2014) Grupo Silvestre 1992
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
OSWALDO VIGAS (1923-2014) Grupo Silvestre 1992 signed and dated 92; signed, titled and dated 92 on the reverse oil on canvas 120.5 by 121 cm. 47 7/16 by 47 5/8 in.
Bonhams
May. 17, 2023
Solariega
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
Property from a Private Collection Oswaldo Vigas 1926 - 2014 Solariega signed Vigas (lower left); signed Vigas, titled and dated 1967 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 39⅜ by 31⅜ in. 100 by 79.7 cm. Executed in 1967. This work is included in the Oswaldo Vigas Online Catalogue Raisonné (www.catalogue.oswaldovigas.com) as no. 1967.03.
Sotheby's
Mar. 09, 2023
OSWALDO VIGAS (VENEZUELAN, 1923-2014) - DUENDE ROJO, LITHOGRAPH.
Est: $250 - $500
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1923-2014) - Duende Rojo (Red Goblin), Lithograph. Signed and numbered XXXV/L (35/50). Plate: 42x30cm. Sheet: 49x34cm.
Pasarel
Sep. 28, 2022
Oswaldo Vigas 1926-2014 Modernist Figural Drawing
Est: $500 - $1,500
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014). An original mixed media drawing on paper. Pen and other elements. An abstract figural work depicting a whimsically styled nude figure. Artist signature and dated to lower left VIGAS (NOVEMBER 24, 1955). Presented in a modern acrylic shadowbox frame. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthropist Maria McCormick (1937-2021). Work Size: 8.5 x 5.25 in. Dimensions: 10 X 7 X 2 in. Condition: Good overall condition, having normal surface wear, paper toning with water staining. Frame having normal to moderate wear to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $65 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com
Hill Auction Gallery
Sep. 28, 2022
Oswaldo Vigas 1926-2014 Modernist Figural Drawing
Est: $500 - $1,500
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014). An original drawing on paper. An abstract figural work depicting a whimsically styled nude figure. Artist signature and dated to lower left VIGAS (NOVEMBER 24, 1955). Presented in a modern acrylic shadowbox frame. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthropist Maria McCormick (1937-2021). Work Size: 10.25 x 3.5 in. Dimensions: 12 X 5.5 X 2 in. Condition: Good overall condition, having normal surface wear, paper toning with water staining, possibly as intended by the artist. Frame having normal to moderate wear to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $65 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com
Hill Auction Gallery
Sep. 28, 2022
Oswaldo Vigas 1926-2014 Modernist Silver Sculpture
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014). A sterling silver modernist statue. Titled, "Petite Torchiere Couchee" ("Small Reclining Flare"). A figural work depicting a whimsically reclining nude. Presented on a rectangular form marble base. Having original French language gallery label affixed to underside with information about the work. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthropist Maria McCormick (1937-2021). Work Size: 2.5 x 6 in. Dimensions: 4 X 7 X 2.25 in. Condition: Good overall condition, having normal surface wear and patina. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $65 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com
Hill Auction Gallery
Apr. 27, 2022
Oswaldo Vigas. Untitled
Est: -
Ink and wash on textured paper. Signed, dated (77) and dedicated in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Apr. 20, 2022
VIGAS OSWALDO
Est: €800 - €1,000
'Germination', 'Pierre et ciel'
Campo & Campo
Mar. 11, 2022
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) Untitled (from the series Brujas) gouache on pape
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) Untitled (from the series Brujas) gouache on paper 29 x 21 1/2 in. (73.7 x 54.6 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 11, 2022
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) Personaje rojo oil on canvas 46 3/4 x 58 1/2 in.
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) Personaje rojo oil on canvas 46 3/4 x 58 1/2 in. (118.8 x 148.6 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 24, 2021
OSWALDO VIGAS (1923-2014) S/T, 1998 Obra gráfica Medidas: 29 X 19 cm Ed. P/A
Est: -
Firmado, fechado y titulado. Buen estado de conservación. Procedencia: Colección particular.
Lefebre Subastas
Nov. 24, 2021
OSWALDO VIGAS (1923-2014) S/T, 1998 Obra gráfica Medidas: 19 X 28 cm Ed. P/A
Est: -
Firmado, fechado y titulado. Buen estado de conservación. Procedencia: Colección particular.
Lefebre Subastas
Sep. 24, 2021
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan 1926-2014), Untitled, Oil on Masonite, 13-1/4 x 12 inches
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan 1926-2014) Untitled Signed Vigas l.r.; also signed and dated 85 and with sketch of a figure in marker on verso Oil on Masonite 13-1/4 x 12 in (33.7 x 30.5 cm)
Weschler's
May. 19, 2021
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) - Dos figuras en amarillo
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) Dos figuras en amarillo oil on board laid on Masonite 21 3/8 x 31 ½ in. (54.3 x 80 cm.)
Christie's
May. 19, 2021
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) - Objeto paisaje (color)
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014) Objeto paisaje (color) gouache on cardstock mounted on cardboard glued on canvas 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 17, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas Etching on paper. Ed. P.A.
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Oswaldo Vigas Priopo y sus discípulos Etching on paper. Ed. P.A.
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Sep. 17, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas Ink on paper
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Ink on paper
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Sep. 17, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas Oil on wood
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Oil on wood
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Sep. 17, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas Oil on canvas
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Oil on canvas
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Sep. 17, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas Mixed on wood
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Mixed on wood
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Sep. 17, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas Oil on wood
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Oil on wood
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Jun. 24, 2020
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien], Composition, 1981
Est: €800 - €1,000
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien] (1923-2014) Composition, 1981 Assiette en céramique émaillée blanche. Epreuve unique. Signée, datée et dédicacée " A los queridos amigos Malou & Gaston Diehl " au dos. Numérotée 1/1. Diamètre : 30,5 cm Provenance : Collection Gaston Diehl. Un certificat de la Fondation Oswaldo Vigas pourra être remis à la charge de l'acquéreur.
Ader
Jun. 24, 2020
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien], Composition, 1960
Est: €800 - €1,200
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien] (1923-2014) Composition, 1960 Huile sur carton. Signée et datée en bas à droite. 16 x 24 cm Provenance : Collection Gaston Diehl. Un certificat de la Fondation Oswaldo Vigas pourra être remis à la charge de l'acquéreur.
Ader
Jun. 24, 2020
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien], Personnage, 1972
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien] (1923-2014) Personnage, 1972 Huile sur panneau. Signée en bas à gauche. Signée, datée et dédicacée " a mi amigo Gaston Diehl, con todo afecto " au dos. 58 x 39 cm Provenance : Collection Gaston Diehl. Un certificat de la Fondation Oswaldo Vigas pourra être remis à la charge de l'acquéreur.
Ader
Jun. 24, 2020
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien], Monai, 1963
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Oswaldo VIGAS [vénézuélien] (1923-2014) Monai, 1963 Huile sur toile. Signée et datée en bas à gauche. Signée, datée et titrée au dos. Dédicacée " à mon très cher ami Gaston Diehl ". 73 x 60 cm Provenance : Collection Gaston Diehl. Un certificat de la Fondation Oswaldo Vigas pourra être remis à la charge de l'acquéreur.
Ader
May. 14, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014), , Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014) Untitled Signed and dated 51 bottom right, oil on paper board. 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.1cm) provenance: The Artist. The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia (acquired directly from the above). note: Please see Lot 13 for more information about the artist.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 14, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014), , Untitled
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014) Untitled Signed and dated 1965 bottom right, oil on paper laid down to cardboard. 25 7/8 x 19 in. (65.7 x 48.3cm) provenance: The Artist. The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia (acquired directly from the above). note: Please see Lot 13 for more information about the artist.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 14, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014), , Merideña
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014) Merideña Signed bottom left, signed again, titled and dated 1967 verso, oil on canvas. 31 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (80 x 50.2cm) provenance: The Artist. The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia (acquired directly from the above). note: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fundación Oswaldo Vigas, signed by Lorenzo Vigas. This lot is also accompanied by a black and white photograph of the painting signed on the reverse by the artist. Please see Lot 13 for more information about the artist.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 14, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014), , Caraqueña
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, 1926-2014) Caraqueña Signed bottom left, signed again, titled and dated 1967 verso, oil on canvas. 31 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (79.4 x 49.5cm) provenance: The Artist. The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia (acquired directly from the above). note: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fundación Oswaldo Vigas, signed by Lorenzo Vigas. This lot is also accompanied by a black and white photograph of the painting signed on the reverse by the artist. Born in Venezuela in 1926, Oswaldo Vigas was an influential and prolific artist whose work portrays the myriad influences that comprised his unique and diverse life. Though he had always shown an interest in art, Vigas was formally educated as a doctor, graduating from medical school in Caracas in 1951. While attending university, he continued to take art classes, never truly surrendering his artistic impulses. Indeed, Vigas never practiced medicine and, only one year after his graduation, he was awarded a National Visual Arts Award, which included a plane ticket to Paris, where he relocated in 1952. There, he found rather rapid success and was chosen in 1954 to participate in the group show at the inaugural Venezuelan Pavillion at the XXVII Venice Biennale. He counted among his friends and contemporaries such luminaries as Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst and fellow Latin American artist Wifredo Lam. He was deeply influenced by Constructivism, Cubism and other European avant-garde movements, but he never lost sight of his South American heritage. In 1964, after twelve years in France, he returned to Venezuela, where he was named Cultural Director of the Universidad de Los Andes as well as Artistic Director of the Instituto Nacional de Cultura y Bellas Artes. Vigas took home with him his European influences, but he maintained a strong engagement with Pre-Colombian culture and material artifacts as well. Of particular interest were figurines depicting the Venus de Tacarigua, who is often shown with an exaggerated rectangular head. One can see the likely influence of these ancient Pre-Colombian forms in his geometric figurative abstractions of the 1960s, demonstrated here particularly well in Caraqueña (lot 13) and Merideña (lot 14). The four following works, all from the private collection of a friend of the artist, clearly show Vigas's unique synthesis of European and Latin American influences in paintings that are wholly his own.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 06, 2020
Possibly Oswaldo Vigas Watercolor
Est: $100 - $300
Possibly Oswaldo Vigas, Venezuelan (1926-2014) Watercolor on paper "Abstract Composition". Signed lower right. Measures 12" x 18-3/4" (sight), frame measures 19" x 26". Condition: Toning, light creases and some spotting. Estimate: $100.00 - $300.00 Domestic Shipping: $125.00
Kodner Galleries
Apr. 30, 2020
Attributed : Oswaldo Vigas, (Venezuelan, b. 1926)
Est: $500 - $700
Attributed : Oswaldo Vigas, (Venezuelan, b. 1926). Singed Lower Right. Oil on board. Measures 16 1/2 inches high x 12 inches wide + 3 1/2 inch frame.
Joshua Kodner
Jan. 26, 2020
Oswaldo Vigas, (Venezuelan, b. 1926), Germinales; Formaciones Elementales; Germinacion , 1960-61 (triptych), oils on board (3 in one fr
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, b. 1926) Germinales; Formaciones Elementales; Germinacion , 1960-61 (triptych) oils on board (3 in one frame) Germinacion signed and dated 'Vigas/-61-' lower right each panel 5 1/2 x 4in (13.97 x 10.16cm) Provenance: Property from the VerArt Collection.
Andrew Jones Auctions
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Priopo y sus discípulos. Etching on paper. A.P.. Signed lower right
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Oswaldo Vigas Priopo y sus discípulos Etching on paper. A.P. Signed lower right
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Untitled. Silkscreen on paper. A.P.. Signed lower right
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Silkscreen on paper. A.P. Signed lower right
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Untitled. Ink on paper. Signed lower right
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Ink on paper Signed lower right
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Untitled. Silkscreen on paper. A.P.. Signed lower left
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Oswaldo Vigas Untitled Silkscreen on paper. A.P. Signed lower left
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Las hermanas. Ink on paper. Signed lower right
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Oswaldo Vigas Las hermanas Ink on paper Signed lower right
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Liberadora. Ink on cardboard. Signed lower right
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Oswaldo Vigas Liberadora Ink on cardboard Signed lower right
Casa de Subastas Odalys
Nov. 22, 2019
Oswaldo Vigas. Brujas del Pajarito. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right
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Oswaldo Vigas Brujas del Pajarito Oil on canvas Signed lower right
Casa de Subastas Odalys