Tiras comicas

ClassificationsPrints-serigraphs

Artist José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1931 - 2017)

Date2002

MediumSerigraph

Dimensions43 1/2 × 32 1/2 in. (110.5 × 82.6 cm)
Framed: 53 3/4 × 43 × 7/8 in. (136.5 × 109.2 × 2.2 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Object number2016.5.19

DescriptionIn his drawings, Cuevas takes inspiration from the graphic works of Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, José Guadalupe Posada, and José Clemente Orozco, particularly those illustrating distorted animals and the corruption of humanity. The influence of their art is evident in Cuevas’s “Tiras comicas,” which portrays five rows of distorted human and animal figures. By depicting deformed figures, Cuevas communicates the isolation of human existence. The P/P on this print indicates that it is a printer’s proof.

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