MARIO CARREÑO (1913-1999)
Ajedrez
signed and numbered 'Carreño 13/18' and inscribed 'Fundición A. Buchhass' (along the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
25 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in (63.5 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm)
Conceived in 1974, this version cast by the Fundición Buchhass in 2002 in an edition of 18
Footnotes:
This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Juan Campos from the Fundación Mario Carreño.

Provenance
Private collection, Santiago.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014.

Literature
Exh. cat., Mario Carreño, Exposión Retrospectiva 1939-1993, Santiago, 2004, p. 54 (another cast illustrated).

A surface scratch (measuring 1 in) to the back of the right tower near the base. Another pinpoint scuff to the front of the right tower near the base. Two pinpoint patina losses to the upper part of the far-left tower, near the square base. A hairline fissure (measuring 1 in) to the front of the base. This does not impact the stability of the sculpture, which is solid. Subject to the foregoing, it is in our opinion that the work appears to be in very good condition.