Orozco, José Clemente. Grief (Mural Study), 1929. lithograph, Image: 30.2 x 35.1 cm (11 7/8 x 13 13/16 in.). Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.243. Copyrighted undefined.

Grief (Mural Study)

1929

José Clemente Orozco

José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)

Prints

Grief (Mural Study), 1929. José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949), published by Delphic Studios. Lithograph; image: 30.2 x 35.1 cm (11 7/8 x 13 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1930.243 © José Clemente Orozco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico José Clemente Orozco reinterpreted the mural projects he completed as commissions for the Mexican government as lithographs to share their imagery more widely. Orozco’s focus on universal emotions—such as grief, seen here—appealed to an especially broad audience. This print features a detail from murals that the artist created for the National Preparatory School in Mexico City. In this print, Orozco incorporated the architecture of the building where the related mural was located in the form of a partial column along the left side of the image.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Orozco, José Clemente
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: lithograph
Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 30.2 x 35.1 cm (11 7/8 x 13 13/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed at lower right, in pencil: J.C. Orozco; inscribed at lower left, in pencil: 56/100
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1930.243
Credit Line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Exhibitions: Prints of the Fifteenth to Twentieth Century from the Museum Collection, A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined