Object number2023.4.11
Juchitecas I
Date1974
Artist
Francisco Zúñiga
(Costa Rica, Mexico, b. Guadalupe, Costa Rica, 1912 - 1998)
CultureCosta Rican, Mexican
MediumLithograph in eight colors on Arches paper
EditionEdition 65 of 91, plus artist's proofs, 3 kryon proofs, 1 printer's and cancellation proof
DimensionsSheet: 21 5/8 x 27 1/2 in. (54.9 x 69.8 cm)
Mount: 23 11/16 x 29 1/2 in. (60.2 x 74.9 cm)
Mount: 23 11/16 x 29 1/2 in. (60.2 x 74.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Lynn Gross Straus, class of 1946
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed lower right edge in pencil: Zúñiga
InscribedOn recto, by artist, lower right edge in pencil: 1974; lower left corner: 65/91
MarkingsOn recto, blindstamped lower right corner within a rectangular outline: KYRON
Catalogue raisonnéFundación Zúñiga Laborde, online catalogue, lithographs, #245BibliographyBrewster, Jerry. Zuñiga: The Complete Graphics, 1972-1984. New York/London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1984, pl. 13
Vassar Exhibitions
Label TextBorn in Costa Rica to sculptor parents, Francisco Zúñiga immigrated to Mexico in 1936 and became internationally renowned for his figurative paintings and sculptures. He took inspiration from the monumental stone sculptures of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, often depicting women with an emphasis on dignity, volume, and form.
DescriptionTwo women against a yellow background, one seated in the foreground wearing a blue dress, and one in the midground laying on her side in a blue and yellow dress. Both wear their hair up and tied at the top with a piece of material. The details of the women have a sketch-like quality to their rendering and the overall work has a yellow watercolor-like appearance.Terms
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