El Pescador Pescando, Pátzcuaro (The Fisherman Fishing)

1979

Héctor García

Associated Names
Héctor García

Artist, Mexican, 1923 - 2012

This is a photograph of a large fishing net hanging in front of a stone wall. The photograph captures the texture of the net with light filtering through it, creating shadows and highlights on its surface. The net is draped in an arc. The stone wall in the background provides a backdrop. On the lower right, there is a pile of ropes or similar materials. The overall mood of the photograph is contemplative and serene, emphasizing texture and form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 × 17.4 cm (10 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.85.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, New York; (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2022; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 106744-e; center stamped in black ink: HECTOR GARCIA / FOTO PRESS / MEXICO / TEL 521-36-08 / Av. Morelos 58-2o. Piso México, D. F. / 3 DIC. 1979

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