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Lot 260: Milton Becerra (Venezuelan B. 1951)

Est: $8,000 USD - $12,000 USD
Christie'sNew York, NY, USNovember 21, 2006

Item Overview

Description

a. El guerrerito con coraza de plata y baston
signed, titled and inscribed 'MILTON BECERRA, GUERRERO CON CORAZA DE PLATA Y BASTON, FRAGMENTOS DE CERAMICA PRECOLOMBINOS, GUADALUPE BARQUISIMETO, BAMBU, LINO, YUTE, PLATA, CERA.' (on the verso)
ceramic fragments, thread, hemp, linen, silver and wax mounted on panel
37 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (95 x 95 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed in 1994-1995.

b. La preñada
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'MILTON BECERRA, LA PREÑADA, FRAGMENTOS PRECOLOMBINOS DE GUADALUPE. BARQUISIMETO, YUTE, LINO, AMATISTA COBRE, 1994/1995, PARIS/CARACAS.' (on the verso)
ceramic fragments, thread, hemp, linen, copper and amethyst mounted on panel
37 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (95 x 95 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed in 1994-1995.

Two in one lot. (2)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Acquired from the artist, Caracas.
Private collection, Miami.

Auction Details

Latin American Art

by
Christie's
November 21, 2006, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US