Property of a Hilton Head Island, SC Estate

Description:

Miguel Martinez (NM, b. 1951), Portrait of a Woman, Pastel on Paper, signed lower left, depicting the head of a woman with earrings and scarf on a blue background, in a scalloped edge frame. Frame size: 35 1/4 in. x 29 in.

Miguel Martinez was born and has lived in Taos, New Mexico, since 1951. Martinez has worked with a number of prominent New Mexico artists, including R.C. Gorman, Ray Vinella and Frank Howell, and has been inspired by the art of Mexican artists, Diego Rivera and Francisco Zuniga, as well as the poignant emotional images of Amedeo Modigliani. Martinez’s is know for modernist paintings of the faces of women, whose mysterious, illusive and provocative expressions fill almost the entire canvas. (Winsorbetts.com)

Measurements: Height: by sight 28 1/2 in. x Width: 22 3/8 in.

Condition:

Good condition, not viewed out of frame. Frame with light wear.

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