Las piernas del Genoveva, Etla, México (Genoveva's Legs, Etla, Mexico)

2005, printed 2012

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a photograph of legs walking on a cobblestone path. The image shows the lower half of the legs with uncolored stockings and a seam running up the back. The feet are wearing open-toed heels with straps, casting shadows on the block pavement below. The pavement is made of irregular, rectangular stones, creating a textured surface. The perspective is from above, capturing the motion as if the person is taking a step forward. The image highlights the contrast between the smoothness of the skin and the coarse texture of the cobblestone.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, March 2013; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / Las piernas del Genoveva. Etla Oaxaca. Mexico 2005 - 2012 / 6/10


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