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Jose Clemente Orozco
SCARCE EARLY OROZCO - CABEZA DE MUJER -

1929

$1,800
£1,382.32
€1,584.12
CA$2,533.96
A$2,838.59
CHF 1,479.16
MX$34,624.94
NOK 18,796.78
SEK 17,724.03
DKK 11,823.47

About the Item

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1883 – 1949) CABEZA DE MUJER, ( Woman's Head: Mexican Woman) 1929 (Orozco 9) Lithograph, signed and numbered 23/50. in pencil. Printed by George Miller image 14 x 10" Likely a full sheet 15 3/4 x 11 3/8", even margins with deckle edges on 3 sides. Slight remnants of a mat ring in margins well outside image. Likewise some remnants of discoloration on the verso. Clemente Orozco, the artist's son comments in his catalog raisonne: "The essential features of a Mexican woman, showing the serene femininity of her character" His father said: "Many of my paintings... are a real glorification of the indigenous race, a noble reference to their virtues, their suffering their heroism.... and I have never flattered nor falsified their true nature" From: Jose Clemente Orozco "Mexican Folkways", Mexico City, January-February 1919, pages 8-9. There is a related drawing that served as a study for the fresco mural "Return to Labor" on the second floor of the National Preparatory School, Mexico City.
  • Creator:
    Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949, Mexican)
  • Creation Year:
    1929
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU411311263062

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