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Two Girls with Bowl of Eggs

1925

Carlos Mérida

(Guatamalan, 1894–1985)
Culture
Guatemala
Medium
collotype and watercolor with graphite
Measurements
Sheet: 28.4 x 21.5 cm (11 3/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1956.228
Copyright
© VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Carlos Mérida created this work by printing black outlines, which he then filled in with layers of watercolor. He likely developed this technique while creating book illustrations.

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 work shows one such subject—two young girls holding baskets of eggs. 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.

Two Girls with Bowl of Eggs

1925

Carlos Mérida

(Guatamalan, 1894–1985)
Guatemala

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