Untitled

Untitled

Isidoro Ocampo

1938

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows a chaotic scene with a big, angry man in a suit kicking a smaller person on the ground. Blood splatters everywhere. In the background, a crowd holds a red sign with white text, and a building with columns looms behind them. The text at the bottom calls out a "cowardly assassin" who fled. The artist used bold, simple shapes and strong black lines to make the violence feel urgent. The date "1° de Julio - 1936" is written at the top, but the rest of the text is in Spanish, pointing to a specific event. Check out lithography to see how this kind of print was made.

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