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OSWALDO GUAYASAMÍN (1919-1999)
Lot 37Property From the Orange Blossom Collection

OSWALDO GUAYASAMÍN (1919-1999)

Pingullo

Closed15 March 2024

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OSWALDO GUAYASAMÍN (1919-1999)
Pingullo
signed and stamped 'GUAYASAMÍN' (lower right)
oil on board
29 ¾ x 22 1⁄8 in. (75.6 x 56.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1945.

Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas.
Private collection.
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 1 June 2001, lot 171.
Acquired from the above.

Specialist note

A pinkillu, or in the Hispanicized spelling pingullo, is a flute found throughout South America popular in northwest Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Peru. In the Andes this instrument is primarily used during festivals and rituals, and was historically played to celebrate a prosperous rainy season.

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