Sin título, Tehuantepec, México (Untitled, Tehuantepec, Mexico)

1985, printed 2005

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

The image shows a young boy from the waist up, standing with his arms crossed over his chest. His facial features are visible with short, slightly tousled hair. The boy is wearing a sleeveless top and is framed by a large circular, jagged object resembling shark jaws, which encircles his head. He stands in front of a painted wall that features an image of a large bird. The background consists of various shaded areas that suggest a natural scene. The image is in black and white.
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Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, May 2005; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: Graciela Iturbide; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / sin titulo / tehauntepec Oax 1985

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