Requiem

1928

José Clemente Orozco

Associated Names
José Clemente Orozco

Artist, Mexican, 1883 - 1949

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows five individuals standing or kneeling in front of a dark rectangular doorway or passage. The person on the far left is kneeling with long dark hair and wearing a light shirt and a long dark skirt. Next to them, three other individuals stand closely together wearing long dark coats or garments. The individual furthest right is wearing bright white pants. The far right figure seems to have their head slightly bowed. A fifth person is near the right edge of the image, appearing to be kneeling or sitting, partially hidden in the shadows, with their face turned towards the other figures. The setting is predominantly monochromatic, with an overall dark and shadowy background that lacks detailed features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.85 × 40.16 cm (11 3/4 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.2.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Orozco 2004, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2004

  • Orozco, Clemente. José Clemente Orozco, Graphic Work. Austin, TX, 2004: 1.

Wikidata ID

Q65022386

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