Laguna Azul196918 x 24 "
Frame: 19 3/8 x 25 1/2 x 1 3/8 "Oil on canvas boardGift of the artist, courtesy of the Ames Gallery, Berkeley, California1987.6.10Waterfront scene with vest-pocket parks and gardens along water's edge and people strolling along fenced-in promenade with skyline of futuristic skyscrapers heavily outlined in black and gray paint set against light blue sky with diagonally brushed white clouds. Three small craft trailing white streams in light blue wazter, deepening in tone towards wall with white waves breaking against wall. LAGUNA AZUL written in black outlined blue letters along LS of wall. In wood frame with applied finished brass top edge, mitered corners. Canvasboard held in frame by U-shaped staples, no backing. Dated February 17, 1969.152366231Alexander Aramburo MaldonadoPaintingsCopyright for this work is under review.in black paint center left: 'LAGUNA AZUL'; in red paint lower right: '2-17-69'in white paint lower right: 'ALEX A. MALDONADO'San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited StatesCaliforniaPaintingsSan FranciscoThis painting is typical of Maldonado's work in its combination of seemingly normal places and events with a futuristic vision influenced by Maldonado's sighting of Halley's Comet in 19. February 17, 196919691969 1987 6 1 This painting is typical of Maldonado's work in its combination of seemingly normal places and events with a futuristic vision influenced by Maldonado's sighting of Halley's Comet in 19. February 17, 1969