id:			134871
accession number:	1957.430
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.430
updated:		2023-03-09 12:48:07.447000

Guatemalan Women, 1930. Carlos Mérida (Guatamalan, 1894–1985). Watercolor with graphite; sheet: 27.4 x 39 cm (10 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1957.430 © VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

title:				Guatemalan Women
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creation date:			1930
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1930
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride
copyright:			© VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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culture:	Guatemala
technique:	watercolor with graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Mexican
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Carlos Mérida (Guatamalan, 1894–1985)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 27.4 x 39 cm (10 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed at bottom center, in pencil: CARLOS / MERIDA / 1930
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America
	opening date:   2020-03-14T04:00:00
	<i>A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?-1957
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1957-
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fun fact:
This drawing was donated to the museum by Mrs. Malcolm McBride, a Cleveland-based collector who developed an interest in Latin American art before it became popular in the United States and often bought directly from artists.

digital description:
After studying in Paris, Carlos Mérida relocated to Mexico and began to create watercolors depicting the rural, indigenous people of his native Guatemala. This drawing shows one such subjects—a group of women at work in a rocky landscape. The artist uses flat areas of color and simple forms influenced by Cubist art he studied in Europe. Mérida hoped to develop a new audience and an appreciation for his native culture through such modern images.

wall description:
After studying in Paris, Carlos Mérida relocated to Mexico and began to create watercolors depicting the rural, indigenous people of his native Guatemala. This pair of works shows two such subjects—two girls holding eggs and a group of women at work in a rocky landscape. In both compositions, the artist uses flat areas of color and simple forms influenced by Cubist art he studied in Europe. Mérida hoped to develop a new audience and an appreciation for his native culture through such modern images.
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