DESCRIPTION: An Oswaldo Guayasamin (Ecuador, 1919) signed original watercolor on paper framed artwork, depicting a crying male portrait. Signed on bottom right and bearing the "Fundacion Guayasamin" (Guayasamin Foundation) studio paper stamp on bottom center.

Oswaldo Guayasamin (July 6, 1919 – March 10, 1999) was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor of Kichwa and Mestizo heritage. He won the first prize at the Ecuadorian Salon Nacional de Acuarelistas y Dibujantes in 1948 and the first prize at the Third Hispano American Biennial of Art in Barcelona in 1955. In 1957, at the Fourth Biennial of Sao Paulo, he was named the best South American painter. In Quito, Guayasamin built a museum that features his work. His images capture the political oppression, racism, poverty, and class division found in much of South America.

CIRCA: 1973.
ORIGIN: Ecuador.
DIMENSIONS: W: 18 3/4" H: 32".
CONDITION: Vintage condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.