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Jose Clemente Orozco
PROLETARIANS

1935

$4,500
£3,461.70
€4,018.05
CA$6,346.07
A$7,108.67
CHF 3,733.73
MX$86,439.15
NOK 47,281.22
SEK 44,882.59
DKK 29,988.26

About the Item

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1893 - 1949) PROLETARIANS (aka Basurero, Scavengers ) 1935 (Orozco 27) lithograph, One of 88 signed and numbered of a total edition of 133, (+ 42 unnumbered and 3 unsigned and unnumbered). 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches. Full margins, simili-japan paper, with deckle edge. Some spots and scattered foxing in the margins and on verso. Tape at sheet corners. From the Jose Clemente Orozco - The Graphic Work by Clemente Orozco, the artist's son: This lithograph seems to be the result of a combination of Orozco's knowledge of Mexico City and a photographic memory. Orozco adopts an original iconography of misery- the rubbish pile and its scavengers; thus he creates a relation of mimesis amid the refuse, intrinsically anti-aesthetic, and by his treatment turns into a moving artistic manifestation. This is an image of an inhuman kind of life without any privilege: but, beyond the obvious, it shows altruism.
  • Creator:
    Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949, Mexican)
  • Creation Year:
    1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)Width: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU41132420133

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