Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Armando Barrios (Venezuelan, 1920-1999)
Marking(s); notes: signed; 1948
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions (H, W, D): 37.5"h, 23.5"w; 44"h, 30"w frame
Additional Information: Provenance: Collection of Carlos Heny, Caracas, Venezuela | Jennifer Pallisso Trust, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In his review of Armando Barrios: Retrospectiva (Galeria de Arte Nacional, 1977-1978), critic Roberto Guevara describes the year during which this work was created as one of transition. An excerpt from the synopsis reads, "He then refers to specific works with stylized figures, chiaroscuro effects, and a noticeable use of line, all of which were part of Barrios’ painting toward the end of this period (circa 1948). Guevara sees something new starting in 1949; the figures acquire greater plasticity and simplicity. He believes Barrios has gone through years of hesitation followed by a brief foray into Abstraction. Guevara then notices that Barrios incorporates a compositional abstract base which contributes to his return to Figuration. In other words, this is his densest, most detailed, and definitive phase." (source: synopsis, Armando Barrios by Roberto Guevara, icaa.mfah.org)

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very good, soft gray scuff towards left side (condition of art only)



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