Benjamin Canas (1933-1987) - JUEGO, 1973

JUEGO, 1973

mixed media on textured canvas paper
20 cms (7.87 ins)
Signed with monogram and dated 73 in sepia ink upper right, signed and inscribed with presentation by the artist "Para Mimi y Carlos con el Carino de Siempre," from the artist and his wife Dora and dated at S. Salvador on May 13/74 in pen and ink lower right
made in 1973
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Jun 13, 2019.
Lot 701
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Sale price withheld by the Auction house

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Gifted directly from the artist (and his wife Dora) to Carlos Matamoros, El Salvadorian Ambassador stationed in Paris, in the 1970s;

Sotheby's, New York, November 21, 2001, Lot 123;

Private Collection, Toronto by descent from their father
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
JUEGO, 1973 by artist Benjamin Canas