Gorila (Gorilla)

© Sergio Hernández

Gorila (Gorilla)

Currently not on view

Gorila (Gorilla),

1998

Sergio Hernández, Mexican, born 1957
2001-75

Information

Title
Gorila (Gorilla)
Dates

1998

Maker
Sergio Hernández
Medium
Oil and sand on linen
Dimensions
sight: 75 x 109 cm (29 1/2 x 42 15/16 in.) frame: 79.5 × 115 × 5 cm (31 5/16 × 45 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-75
Place Made

North America, Mexico

Inscription
in black crayon, on verso upper left: “Gorila” | Oleo / Lino | .75 cm x 1.10 cms | 1998
Culture
Mexican
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
sand, oil paint, canvas
Subject
monkeys, circuses (performances), whips (animal equipment), satire, lions, mammals, hats, hippopotamus, gorillas

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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