Untitled
1934
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lithograph in black on Fabriano wove paper
Dimensions
image: 29.85 × 20.32 cm (11 3/4 × 8 in.) sheet: 47.94 × 33.02 cm (18 7/8 × 13 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Accession Number
2016.148.37
Art Historical Context
Carlos Mérida's *Untitled* (1934) is a striking black lithograph on Fabriano wove paper, showcasing the Guatemalan artist's mastery of printmaking during a pivotal era in Latin American modernism. Measuring 11¾ × 8 inches for the image on a larger 18⅞ × 13-inch sheet, this work reflects Mérida's time in Mexico amid the muralist movement, where he blended indigenous motifs from his Mayan roots with cubist abstraction and rhythmic forms learned in Paris during the 1920s. Lithography suited Mérida's expressive style perfectly, allowing greasy crayon drawings on stone to yield nuanced tones and f...