Untitled (Carnaval de Huejotzingo, Puebla)

1941

Kati Horna

Associated Names
Kati Horna

Artist, Mexican, born Austria-Hungary, 1912 - 2000

The image shows figures wearing horned masks and cloaks. They are dressed in dark, full-body costumes that cover their heads and feature masks with protruding horn-like shapes on top. The masks have cut-out areas for the eyes and mouth. The figures are engaged in activity, with one figure pointing and another holding an indistinct object. The background is blurred, suggesting a natural setting with trees and possible mist or smoke, creating an atmospheric effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.8 × 21.6 cm (7 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.1 cm (8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.36.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kati Horna, Mexico; by descent to granddaughter, Katy Polgovsky, Mexico City; Charles Isaacs, New York, 2020; NGA purchase, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: Kati Horna; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 21.041; center artist stamp in black ink

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