Dear Lorenza,

Thank you for contacting us again with your second appraisal inquiry.

Please find below a description along with an estimate of your painting which appears to be this time by the Mexican artist Jose Chavez Morado (1909-2002)

"Exodo de Braceros"
Signed and dated 'CHAVEZ MORADO 65' (lower right)
Oil on masonite
(120 x 150cm)
Painted in 1965
Exhibited at the Museo National de Artes Plasticas and
Purchased from the artist
Condition: excellent

José Chávez Morado was a Mexican artist associated with the Mexican muralism movement of the 20th century. He did several social realist paintings, such as your work depicting a group of Mexican Farm labors walking together.

The estimation highlighted in red above is based on comparables offered and sold at auction in the last five years. The subject work’s size, composition, condition (based on photographs and comments provided), and the artists’ current auction market were considered when determining the estimate. In many cases, pricing for similar items available on the primary (retail) market vary and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples.

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Best regards,

Karine