Vicente Forte

Lot Description Vicente Forte (Argentinian 1912-1980) Viejo instrumento signed and dated 'Forte, 68' (lower right) signed and dated again and titled 'VIEJO INSTRUMENTO' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 27¾ x 39½ in. (70.5 x 100.3 cm.) Painted in 1968. Provenance Galería Rubbers, Buenos Aires. Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 17 May 1989, lot 138 (illustrated). Private collection, New York.

Lot Description Vicente Forte (Argentinian 1912-1980) La mandolina signed and dated 'Forte 68' (lower right) signed and dated againand titled 'LA MANDOLINA' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 26 3/8 x 38½ in. (67 x 98 cm.) Painted in 1968. Saleroom Notice Please note this work is dated 1968; and is also signed anddated again and titled 'LA MANDOLINA' (on the reverse). Pre-Lot Text PROPERTY FROM A BUENOS AIRES COLLECTION

VICENTE FORTE (Argentinean, 1912-1980) Pájaro Herido , 1963 Oil on canvas 47 x 27-1/2 inches (119.4 x 69.9 cm) Signed and dated upper right: Forte 63 Titled and dated verso: Pájaro herido / 63 Buenos Aires native Vicente Forte shaped a successful career as an abstract painter and printmaker. A student of Emilio Pettoruti, he was appointed professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts in 1935 and, during the 1940s, broadened his art training on travels throughout Europe. Together with fellow Argentine Leopoldo Presas, Forte formed the artists' group "Orion," popular in 1940s South America. His awards include the First Prize for Painting in the 1951 Salon of Watercolor, Pastel, and Printmaking in Buenos Aires; the 1959 Prize of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the Grand Prize of Honor in the 1962 National Salon in Buenos Aires. Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000. Forte, Vicente : . Condition Report*: Overall very good condition: scattered craquelure, primarily in black passages. *Heritage Auction Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS".