Pregnancy: the soldier’s wife

1929

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This lithograph is the fifth of seven inspired by the murals Orozco painted for the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria in Mexico City between 1923 and 1926. The prints were published by Delphic Studios in New York. The simplicity of the design and the softness of the monochrome lithographic technique beautifully convey the woman’s emotional and physical state. She holds her shawl with her right hand and protectively covers her stomach with her left.

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Title: Pregnancy: the soldier’s wife
Artist: José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, Ciudad Guzmán 1883–1949 Mexico City)
Printer: George C. Miller (American, New York 1894–1965)
Date: 1929
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 7/8 × 12 3/8 in. (48 × 31.5 cm)
Image: 15 3/4 × 9 13/16 in. (40 × 25 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harry Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Object Number: 30.76.2
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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