Medium: Lithograph A rare 1930 lithograph by Mexican artist Carlos Orozco Romero?˙(1896 ?? 1984), possibly of his wife Mar??a Mar??n, measuring approximately 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches as a complete piece. Last origin Boston, MA. Thanks for looking. Carlos Orozco Romero?˙(September 3, 1896 ?? March 29, 1984) was a Mexican?˙cartoonist?˙and?˙painter?˙who co-founded several cultural institutions in Mexico, including the?˙Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda". His work was recognized with membership in the?˙Academia de Artes?˙and the?˙Sal??n de la Pl?stica Mexicana, and in 1980, with Mexico ??s Premio Nacional de Arte (National Art Prize). Life Orozco Romero was born in?˙Guadalajara?˙to a tailor named Jes?§s Orozco, who was not very literate in the arts but nonetheless allowed his son to pursue the craft. He hired a painter named Luis de la Torre, an eccentric who traveled Mexico to paint, taking his guitar and bottle of tequila along with his art supplies. The father thought that De la Torre, who focused on experience rather than theory, would be a better teacher to his son than a formal academy. Orozco Romero spent significant amounts of time reinterpreting?˙still lifes?˙and painting in the surrounding countryside. ?˙He also studied for a while with a painter named Jos?? Vizcarra. At age thirteen, Orozco Romero left home and supported himself by drawing cartoons.He became a member of the Centro Bohemio, an organization of artists, intellectuals and militants founded by?˙Jos?? Guadalupe Zuno, through which he met?˙David Alfaro Siqueiros,?˙Xavier Guerrero, and?˙Carlos Stahl. At age sixteen, he left Guadalajara for?˙Mexico City?˙because of that city ??s role in the?˙Mexican muralism?˙movement. In Mexico City, he met and married Mar??a Mar??n, who remained his wife until his death. Orozco Romero met Mar??n through Jos?? Guadalupe Zuno, who was courting Mar??a ??s older sister Lupe. The match was not approved by the girl ??s family, so Orozco Romero acted as a go-between, which allowed him to meet Mar??a. The couple married in 1920, with eight?˙pesos?˙loaned by an aunt. They initially lived in one of the rooms of the Museo Regional de Guadalajara, lent to them by Ixca Far??as. Shortly after his marriage, the artist received a scholarship from the state of?˙Jalisco?˙to study in Europe. He traveled in Belgium and France and lived for a time in Madrid, where he met painter?˙Rafael Alberto?˙and Mexican writers?˙Luis Gonzaga Urbinaand?˙Alfonso Reyes. ?˙He did not stay long in Europe, however, as his wife was pregnant and he was homesick for Mexico. He returned to live in Guadalajara in 1923, and he and Mar??a both studied engraving with Peruvian artist?˙Jos?? Sabogal. Years later, their daughter Gabriela found one of her mother ??s plates among the anonymous items of the?˙Metropolitan Museum of Art?˙in New York. Orozco Romero ??s later travels included seven months working and exhibiting in New York on a?˙Guggenheim Fellowship later in 1957 he visited Spain, Italy, France and Switzerland. Orozco Romero died at age 87 from pneumonia and malnutrition. He left behind his wife Mar??a and his daughters Gabriela and Arcelia. Career Orozco Romero began his artistic career by creating cartoons for publications, first for Guadalajara newspapers, then in Mexico City. In Mexico City his work was published at the national level in magazines and newspapers such as?˙La S?tira,?˙El Heraldo de M??xico,?˙The Nation,?˙Exc??lsior, and?˙El Universal. He replaced?˙Jos?? Clemente Orozco?˙as official cartoonist for?˙El Heraldo?˙when the former departed for?˙Veracruz?˙to support the revolutionary movement. In the 1920s and 1930s Orozco Romero's work also appeared in books such as?˙Los Peque?ńos,?˙Galer??a de Pintores Mexicanos Modernos, and?˙El Arte en M??xico. He did some mural work upon his return from his first visit to Europe in the 1920s, including a commission to paint the Jalisco State Museum and Library in Guadalajara with?˙Amado. Seller Inventory # 63907-4926
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