Details
OSWALDO GUAYASAMÍN (1919-1999)
Pingullo
signed and stamped 'GUAYASAMÍN' (lower right)
oil on board
2934 x 2218 in. (75.6 x 56.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1945.
Provenance
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas.
Private collection.
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 1 June 2001, lot 171.
Acquired from the above.
Literature
"Tema Indio," Huacayñan: El camino del llanto, 1953, n. 6 (illustrated).
FURTHER DETAILS
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fundación Guayasamín, signed by Pablo Guayasamín, dated 15 January 2024.
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Lot Essay

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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