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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2022 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Mexicano. Incluye Sección de Obras de Artistas Oaxaqueños | 94 | $****** - ****** | Project for the Popol Vuh | |||
Jun 23, 2022 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Moderno | Incluye sección de Arte Contemporáneo y NFT | 62 | $****** - ****** | Project for the Popol Vuh |
Works on Paper
23 x 25 cm (9.06 x 9.84 in)
Watercolor and ink on paper
Signed and dated 1943
CARLOS MÉRIDA
(Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1891 - Mexico City, 1984)
Project for the Popol Vuh
Signed and dated 1943
Watercolor and ink on paper
With Arvil Gallery label.
Being a sketch, it presents slight details of normal conservation due to use.
This work is an original preparatory drawing for one of the plates of the project "Estampas del Popol Vuh", one of the most recognized portfolios of graphic work by Carlos Mérida, published in Mexico by Graphic Arts Publications Editores.
"Estampas del Popol Vuh" consisted of 10 lithographs and texts with fragments of the Popol Vuh, it was printed in 1943 in the Lithography Department of the Talleres Gráficos de la Nación. Carlos Mérida was restless by nature, a traveling artist who liked to change his environment. He loved to wander around and learn about other cultures, as well as experiment and seek inspiration in nature, a concern that was reflected in each of his works. He tried various genres and techniques including easel and mural painting, graphic work and designs for theatre and ballet sets. He produced documentary work scattered in a large number of works on dance motifs and regional Mexican instrumentation, especially venturing to deal with themes of pre-Hispanic culture.
"I have the ambition to make poetic painting, because I believe that there is no art without poetry." Carlos Mérida.
Source consulted: DE LA TORRE, Mario. Carlos Mérida in his 90 years. Mexico. Cartón y Papel de México S.A de C.V, CPM collection, 1981, pp. 22 and 23.
23 x 25 cm
