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"The Umbrella Men from Dances of Mexico" 1939
by Carlos Mérida, Guatemalan, 1891-1984
signed in pencil
artwork is loose and …
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"The Umbrella Men from Dances of Mexico" 1939
by Carlos Mérida, Guatemalan, 1891-1984
signed in pencil
artwork is loose and comes with the original mat and backing
image size: 10.5" x 14.5" / overall size: 14.5" x 18"
"Guatemalan artist Carlos Mérida is best known for creating Modernist abstract art that integrated Latin American culture with 20th-century European painting. Born in 1891 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Mérida was of Spanish and Kʼicheʼ Maya heritage, which would later become a significant influence in his work. He studied music as a child but, after experiencing hearing loss, began to study painting instead.
In 1910, at the age of 19, Mérida presented work in his first art exhibition. That same year, he moved to Paris, where he lived for four years and met and worked with Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, and Amedeo Modigliani, as well as several prominent Latin American artists residing in Europe at that time.
In 1919, Mérida returned to Latin America and lived in Mexico as the Mexican Revolution drew to an end. There, he worked with Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo.
In the decades that followed, Mérida expanded his practice to include graphic works, sketches, tapestries, and stage sets and costumes for dance performances. He died in 1984 in Mexico City at the age of 93."
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- Dimensions
- 14.5ʺW × 0.13ʺD × 18ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Lithograph
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Good Wear consistent with age and use. Good Wear consistent with age and use. less
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