Live Auction 17707Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection
Salvador Murillo (1841-after 1900)
Lot 60

Salvador Murillo (1841-after 1900)

The Valley of Mexico with Mexico City and the two volcanoes beyond

Closed29 October 2019

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GBP 20,000

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Salvador Murillo (1841-after 1900)
The Valley of Mexico with Mexico City and the two volcanoes beyond
oil on canvas
12 7/8 x 18 1/8in. (32.7 x 46cm.)

Specialist note

A variant of the small canvas (26.7 x 36.4cm.) signed and dated 'S. Murillo pinto / Mexico 1873' sold in these rooms, 14 July 1995, lot 26. For two larger variants see Christie's, New York, 29 Nov. 1983, lots 6 and 7. Murillo was a contemporary of José Maria Velasco and studied with him at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico, 1865-1870.