This is a wonderful example of the work of Julio Uruguay Alpuy (January 27, 1919 – April 5, 2009), a noted Latin American artist. It is from a limited edition (6/50). The work is imaginative and the colors still brilliant. Framed in a simple black wood frame with an olive/taupe linen backing. His original oil paintings have sold for thousands of dollars and at auction houses such as Christie's and Sotheby's. Dimensions are 17.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 20ʺH. Alpuy was an Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and muralist. During his early career, Alpuy was a part of the Taller Torres-García (School of the South) and the constructive art movement. While his early works were greatly influenced by Torres-García's theories about what he called Constructive Universalism, Alpuy drew from a wide variety of cultures and myths to create works that broke the boundaries of the constructive grid. Additionally, his studies in Europe and Latin America helped develop an interest in Cubism and myths that influenced later works. In 1961 Alpuy moved to New York where he remained until his death at the age of 90. Alpuy exhibited all over Latin America, the northeast of the United States and select countries in Europe. His work is included in major international collections, including: the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Morgan Library and Museum, New York; The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, New York; and the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay.