Raúl Anguiano (1915-2006)
Alfarera con Cántaro Negro
1977
oil on canvas, signed 'R. Anguiano' and dated lower left, signed, titled and dated on the reverse
39 1/2 x 53 1/4in (100.4 x 135.3cm)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Gift of Hal Stadtmore to the San Diego Museum of Art, 1984

Sold to Benefit the San Diego Museum of Art's Acquisitions Fund

Raúl Anguiano was born in 1915 in Guadalajara, Jalisco during the middle of the Mexican Revolution, part of the second generation of Mexican muralists that followed los tres grandes (Rivera, Orozco, and David Alfaro Siquieros) and who are less well-known. However, Anguiano was a master in his own right, painting murals in the United States, Mexico, and the Vatican. His final mural was painted in Los Angeles, at East Los Angeles College, in the Ingalls Auditorium. Alfarera con Cántaro Negro depicts an indigenous woman with a black jug, a repeated theme in Anguaino's work, rendered in what appears to be earthy browns, oranges, and pure white. However, upon closer inspection, vivid flashes of color peek out: yellows, greens, purples and blues that run across the canvas, creating a truly stunning composition from what may seem like more subtle and common subject matter.
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Overall good condition. Very light scattered stains to back of canvas, not affecting recto image. Otherwise, no noticeable condition issues.

Under UV, no evidence of restoration or retouch.

Frame: 40 3/4 x 54 3/4 x 1 1/2in