Work and Rest
Charlot maintained connections with curators at The Met long after he moved to Hawaii in 1949. This print is one of a group of lithographs he gave to the Museum in 1960. It returns to one of his favorite subjects, scenes from daily life that he began developing in Mexico in the 1920s. Here, an Indigenous Mexican woman prepares tortilla while her child rests.
Charlot siguió manteniendo relaciones con los conservadores del Met mucho después de trasladarse a Hawái en 1949. Esta estampa pertenece a un grupo de litografías que donó al Museo en 1960. Retoma uno de sus temas favoritos —las escenas de la vida cotidiana—, que empezó a desarrollar en México en la década de 1920. En esta obra, una mujer mexicana indígena prepara una tortilla mientras su hijo descansa.
Charlot siguió manteniendo relaciones con los conservadores del Met mucho después de trasladarse a Hawái en 1949. Esta estampa pertenece a un grupo de litografías que donó al Museo en 1960. Retoma uno de sus temas favoritos —las escenas de la vida cotidiana—, que empezó a desarrollar en México en la década de 1920. En esta obra, una mujer mexicana indígena prepara una tortilla mientras su hijo descansa.
Artwork Details
- Title: Work and Rest
- Artist: Jean Charlot (French, Paris 1898–1979 Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Printer: Lynton R. Kistler (American, 1897–1993)
- Date: 1956
- Medium: Colour lithograph on zinc, offset
- Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/4 × 27 15/16 in. (54 × 71 cm)
Image: 14 15/16 × 19 11/16 in. (38 × 50 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1960
- Object Number: 60.589.1
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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