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The Family

1946

Federico Castellón

Associated Names

Federico Castellón

Artist, American, born Spain, 1914 - 1971

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows three faces in close-up: a woman, a child, and an older man. The woman has strong facial features and her hair is covered by a cloth. The child has short, straight hair and large eyes. The older man has a lined face, bushy eyebrows, and is smoking a cigarette. The background is minimal.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in brown on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

plate: 19.6 x 30.1 cm (7 11/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
sheet: 30.5 x 37.8 cm (12 x 14 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1987.41.18
Catalogue Raisonné

Freundlich 1978, no. 37

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

Freundlich, August L. Federico Castellon: His Graphic Works, 1936-1971. New York: Syracuse University, 1978, no. 37.

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 87, no. 761.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Castellon

Wikidata ID

Q74876535

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