Mexican
1939
Hardcover portfolio with loose printed signatures and illustrated plates
Approx. 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in (24.1 x 29.8 cm)
Edition: No. 293 of 400 copies
Published by José Segu, Mexico City
Condition: Good
This 1939 first edition of 13 Mexican Painters presents a portfolio of works by leading Mexican painters of the mid-20th century. The publication includes descriptive texts by various writers and line-drawn portraits of each artist by Carlos Orozco Romero. It was issued in an edition of 400 copies, with this example numbered 293.
The portfolio consists of loose cream-colored four-page signatures housed in a folding gray-cloth chemise. Each artist section combines image, text, and portraiture, giving the publication documentary value within the history of Mexican modern art. As a Mexico City publication from 1939, it reflects the period when Mexican painting held a central place in modern Latin American visual culture.
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Mexican
1939
Hardcover portfolio with loose printed signatures and illustrated plates
Approx. 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in (24.1 x 29.8 cm)
Edition: No. 293 of 400 copies
Published by José Segu, Mexico City
Condition: Good
This 1939 first edition of 13 Mexican Painters presents a portfolio of works by leading Mexican painters of the mid-20th century. The publication includes descriptive texts by various writers and line-drawn portraits of each artist by Carlos Orozco Romero. It was issued in an edition of 400 copies, with this example numbered 293.
The portfolio consists of loose cream-colored four-page signatures housed in a folding gray-cloth chemise. Each artist section combines image, text, and portraiture, giving the publication documentary value within the history of Mexican modern art. As a Mexico City publication from 1939, it reflects the period when Mexican painting held a central place in modern Latin American visual culture.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
