Atotonilco, Guanajuato (Man with Branch)

1992

Geoff Winningham

Associated Names
Geoff Winningham

Artist, American, born 1943

The image depicts an older man standing, facing forward, holding a bundle of green leaves and plants in both hands. The man has short, dark hair and distinct facial features with deep-set eyes and wrinkles. He wears a crown made of plant material on his head, a light-colored shirt, dark reddish-brown pants, various necklaces, including one with colorful stripes, and a ring of keys or similar metal objects hanging from one of them. He wears brown leather sandals. The background is a textured, light-colored wall, suggesting an outdoor setting with sunlight casting soft shadows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 42.1 × 28.6 cm (16 9/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.5 cm (20 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.161


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Geoff Winningham, Huston, TX; Paine Webber & Co., New York, 9 November 1994; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Geoff Winningham; lower left: Atotonilco, Mexico 1992 2/25


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