Marion Greenwood (1909 - 1970) Charcoal on Paper
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A portrait of a Mexican woman in profile, signed and dated for 1933 at the lower right corner, also indicated as being done in Mexico.
Marion Kathryn Greenwood (April 6, 1909 – August 20, 1970)[1] was an American social realist artist who became popular starting in the 1920s and became renowned in both the United States and Mexico. She is most well known for her murals, but she also practiced easel painting, printmaking, and frescoes. Diego Rivera referred to Greenwood as "One of the greatest living women mural painters".
She traveled to Mexico, Hong Kong, Burma, and India depicting peoples of different cultures and ethnicities and paying special attention to oppressed people in underdeveloped locations.
Dimensions: 21" x 31", the frame 23" x 33".
Condition
Toned, stains, tears at the edges, the piece is somewhat loose to the frame and there is no glass.
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