The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 18, 2026

Sin tituolo (Untitled)

2021

Luis González Palma

(Guatemalan, b. 1957)
Guatemala
gelatin silver print with hand painting on watercolor paper
Image: 29.7 x 29.8 cm (11 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Framed: 45.7 x 43.2 x 3.2 cm (18 x 17 x 1 1/4 in.)
Gift of Sharon & Del Zogg 2026.7
© Luis González Palma
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Luis González Palma is mestizo—a mix of European and Indigenous heritage—and usually depicts Indigenous or mestizofaces.

Description

For Luis González Palma, the portraits he creates are, in a way, also self-portraits. To reflect the mestizoor Indigenous heritage of his sitters, he paints the black-and-white prints with a diluted sepia lithographic ink which yields a rich brown, but leaves the eyes untouched, drawing attention to their powerful gaze. The close cropping and plain backgrounds of his portraits remove the sitters from any specific time or place. This girl could be a mythological figure or goddess.
  • ?–2021
    (Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL, sold to Del and Sharon Zogg, Concord, NC)
    2021–26
    Del and Sharon Zogg, Concord, NC, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    March 2, 2026–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2026.7