Emilio Pettoruti (1892-1971)
El indeciso (Estudio II)
signed and dated 'Pettoruti -49' (upper left) signed and dated again and titled 'Pettoruti -1949 'EL INDECISO' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in 1949.
Provenance
Isidoro Grün collection, Buenos Aires. A. Bignoli collection, Buenos Aires. Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
A. O. Nessi, Emilio Pettoruti: Un clásico en la vanguardia, Buenos Aires, Estudio de Arte, 1987, p. 39 (illustrated in color), p. 173 (illustrated). Exhibition catalogue, R. Squirru, et. al., Emilio Pettoruti, Buenos Aires, Salas Nacionales de Exposiciones, Palais de Glace, 1995, no. 386 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Buenos Aires, Salas Nacionales de Exposiciones, Palais de Glace, Emilio Pettoruti, 5 June-2 July 1995, no. 386. This exhibition also travelled to New York, Humphrey Galleries, November-December 1995.
Lot Essay
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Arq. Rodrigo Díaz Varela, Fundación Pettoruti, and dated 27 April 2011.