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PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT ACQUISITIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan 1891-1984)
Los hombres verdes
Details
Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan 1891-1984)
Los hombres verdes
signed and dated 'CARLOS MERIDA 1978' (lower center)
Duco on parchment mounted on masonite
22 x 15½ in. (55.5 x 39 cm.)
Painted in 1978.
Provenance
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Literature
Carlos Mérida, A Retrospective, B. Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, n/d, p. 70-71, no. 27 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, November 1997 - February 1998. This exhibition later traveled to Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, April - July 1998.