LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

37.40 in. (95.00 cm.) (height) by 32.36 in. (82.20 cm.) (width)

Exhibited:

Washington, D.C., The Organization of American Stated, The Art Museum of the Americas, Temples of Gold, Crowns of Silver: Colonial Art of the Americas, May- June 1991, no. 9 (illustrated). This exhibition also traveled to Washington, D.C., George Washington University, Dimock Gallery, June- September 1991; Miami, The Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 31 January- 1 March 1992.

Literature:

B. von Barghahn, "A Silver Age of Colonial Latin America. The Viceregal Andes and the Persistence of Tradition," The 1992 Washington Antiques Show, Washington, D.C., 1992, p. 4 (illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Bill Morgenstern, Miami. Sale, Christie's, New York, 17 May 1993, lot 71. Barbara and John Duncan collection (acquired from the above). Sale, Sotheby's New York, 24 May 2005, lot 66. Private collection, San Juan. Acquired from the above by the present owner.