Sixto, Altos de La Paz, Bolivia

1990

Flor Garduño

Associated Names
Flor Garduño

Artist, Mexican, born 1957

The image depicts a portrait featuring a person's upper body from the shoulders up, facing the camera directly. The person is wearing a detailed mask that covers their entire face, featuring exaggerated facial features like protruding eyes, a wide frown, and textured elements resembling fur or spikes around the head. The person's shoulders are bare without visible clothing or accessories. The background is dark, emphasizing the mask and the upper torso of the person.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Paula Ely and Cesar Rueda

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.12 × 21.59 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.127.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Swann, New York, 25 October 2016, lot 267); Paula Ely, Studio City, CA; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: Copia impresa por la autora / 1994; signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Flor Garduño / Sixto / Bolivia 1990 / 2698; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: # 0153 / EC5661

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