Lot 378: Manaure (Mateo, 1926-). Head of a girl, 1947,

Manaure (Mateo, 1926-). Head of a girl, 1947, black charcoal on paper, signed and dated to card mount, 24 x 17.2cm (9.5 x 6.75ins), framed and glazed The Venezuelan artist Mateo Manaure was a student at the Caracas Art School, and in 1947 won the National Plastic Arts Prize, enabling him to travel to Paris. He is best known for his abstract work, although a similar early charcoal drawing dated 1948 appeared for auction at Odalys in Caracas in July 1998. (1)