More Leftovers

I still have some photos from my April / May trip to Mexico City which I never posted here.  Since I don't have anything new to post, here they are...

These pictures are from the Museo Kaluz, one of Mexico City's newer art museums.  It houses Mexican art that was collected by a wealthy businessman Antonio del Valle Ruiz.  Some are by well-known artists; others are by lesser-known painters.  I already posted some of the Mexican landscape paintings in the collection.

"Woman and Maguey"

by Raúl Anguiano

1945

Anguiano was a muralist who also did oil paintings depicting traditional imagery of Mexico.  (The maguey plant, shown in this painting, is a species of agave that is widespread throughout central Mexico.)  Although not a well-known name here, by the end of his long life, his paintings were selling for over $100,000.

"Chiapas - Women and Houses"

by Roberto Fernández Balbuena

1960

Fernández was a Spanish architect and painter who moved to Mexico at the end of the Spanish Civil War.  This painting is a scene in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

"Huichol Musicians"

by Roberto Fernández Balbuena

1965

The Huichol people are an indigenous tribe that lives in western Mexico.  This painting was done shortly before the artist's death.

"Self Portrait with Popocatépetl"

by Gerardo Murillo (Dr. Atl)

1960

Gerardo Murillo, who went by the name of Dr. Atl, may not be well-known here, but in Mexico he gained fame for his many paintings of Mexican volcanoes.

"Dining Room Picture"

by José Agustín Arrieta

19th century

Arrieta was known for his scenes of everyday life in the city of Puebla where he lived most of his life.

¨Still Life with Watermelon¨

by Roberto Montenegro

1965

Montenegro was a Mexican painter, muralist and illustrator.  This late work of his shows a bit of cubist influence.

"The Unemployed"

by José Clemente Orozco

1929

Orozco was one of the most important 20th century muralists.  His works are often politcal in nature and deal with human suffering.