Mujeres frente al mar II (Women before the Sea) - Night
The sculptor, painter, and printmaker Zúñiga made the portrayal of women his primary subject, usually modeling their massive proportions after those of the indigenous women of southeast Mexico and the aesthetic values of Aztec sculpture. In this monumental scene, the awaiting wives of fishermen confront the sea in eerie darkness and silence, revealing the ancestral dignity of their people.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mujeres frente al mar II (Women before the Sea) - Night
- Artist: Francisco Zúñiga (Costa Rican, San Jose, 1912/13–1998)
- Publisher: Jerry Brewster
- Printer: Kyron Press (Mexico City)
- Date: 1978
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/2 × 26 3/8 in. (52 × 67 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jerry Brewster, 1979
- Object Number: 1979.546.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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