Dances of Mexico

"Dances of Mexico," a portfolio of 10 lithographs by Carlos Mérida (1939) Previous posts on this artist: The Hungry Moon and The Bird. Bio from wikipedia:Carlos Mérida (1891 – 1984) was a Guatemalan artist who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style, favoring a non-figurative and later geometric style rather than a figurative, narrative style. Mérida is best known for canvas and mural work, the latter including elements such as glass and ceramic mosaic on major constructions in the 1950s and 1960s. [cont. reading] Scans via an expired listing at ha.com. detaildetaildetaildetail This post first appeared on March 10, 2014 on 50 Watts