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Zapatistas
Zapatistas is an oil painting by the Mexican Muralist artist José Clemente Orozco. It dates from 1931 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Overview
Zapatistas is a 1931 oil painting by José Clemente Orozco, a prominent figure in Mexican art.
Technique & Style
The work exemplifies Orozco's distinctive style, which blended elements of Symbolism with a less realistic approach than some of his contemporaries, reflecting his background as a caricaturist.
Context
Zapatistas is associated with the Mexican Muralism movement, a key artistic development in early 20th-century Mexico that Orozco helped establish alongside Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros.
History & Provenance
The painting is now part of the collection at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Artist
José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) was a Mexican caricaturist and painter, who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro…
