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Revolution

1929

José Clemente Orozco

(Mexican, 1883–1949)
publisher

Delphic Studios

Culture
Mexico, 20th century
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Image: 30 x 40.5 cm (11 13/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1950.433
Catalogue raisonné
Hopkins 19; Orozco 5
State
I/I
Edition
edition of 22
Copyright
© José Clemente Orozco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Orozco was known for his social commentary regarding revolution, inequality, and human suffering.
A horizontally oriented lithograph depicts five figures in high-contrast, grainy shading. Furthest left, a person in a white garment and bullet belt stands with their back turned. In the foreground, a figure with a medium-dark skin tone crouches, grasping a rifle. Next, three figures with light skin tones carry heavy bundles and rifles, leaning forward toward a dark, diagonal structure. Their simplified, weighted forms create a rhythmic, burdened progression against the stark, shadowed background.

Revolution

1929

José Clemente Orozco, Delphic Studios

(Mexican, 1883–1949)
Mexico, 20th century

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