Retrato en La Pared, Oaxaca, México (Portrait on the Wall, Oaxaca, Mexico)

2005

Yolanda Andrade

Associated Names
Yolanda Andrade

Artist, Mexican, born 1950

The image shows a portrait photograph in a rectangular frame hanging on a weathered green wall. The photograph features a woman from the shoulders up, with an angled pose toward her left. She has medium-length dark hair styled with some volume, and she wears an off-the-shoulder top. Her facial features are soft, with a gentle expression and subtle makeup. The frame is simple with a golden-orange hue. Around the photograph, the wall shows signs of age, with patches of paint peeling away to reveal a brown underlayer. The wall is also adorned with cast shadows from an unseen object on the left, displaying intricate, decorative patterns that suggest it might be a window or grille. There are no other objects or noticeable jewelry in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 × 32.39 cm (9 1/2 × 12 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.123.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Yolanda Andrade; (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: "Retrato en La Pared" 3/20 archival pigment print Yolanda Andrade / Oaxaca 2005


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