Poseida

© Estate of José Luis Cuevas

Poseida

Currently not on view

Poseida,

1950s

José Luis Cuevas, 1934–2017; born and died Mexico City, Mexico
2001-67

Information

Title
Poseida
Dates

1950s

Maker
José Luis Cuevas
Medium
Brush and black ink and black, brown, and ochre wash
Dimensions
62 x 93.6 cm (24 7/16 x 36 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-67
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Mexico City

Signatures
Signed and inscribed in brush and black ink, lower right: Cuevas | poseida |[illegible]
Culture
Mexican
Type
drawings
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product), wash, artists' brushes
Subject
faces

[Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, CA?] (by 2000; sold to Meginnity); David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958, Santa Monica, CA and New Smyrna Beach, FL (until 2001; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum).

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