Los párajos celestes (The Sky-Blue Birds)

© Carlos Mérida / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Los párajos celestes (The Sky-Blue Birds)

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Los párajos celestes (The Sky-Blue Birds),

1975

Carlos Mérida, 1891–1984; born Guatemala City, Guatemala; died Mexico City, Mexico; active Guatemala, Mexico, and France
2001-82
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Title
Los párajos celestes (The Sky-Blue Birds)
Dates

1975

Maker
Carlos Mérida
Medium
Mixed media on amate paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 46.5 cm (12 3/8 x 18 5/16 in.) frame: 48 × 62.5 × 6 cm (18 7/8 × 24 5/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-82
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Probably Mexico City

Signatures
Signed and dated in black ink, bottom center: CARLOS | MERIDA | 1975
Culture
Mexican
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, paper (fiber product)
Subject
birds

Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; sold to David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958 [DM 17]; by bequest in 2001 to the Princeton University Art Museum.

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