Jorge Luis Cuevas (Mexican, b. 1922), "Seated Woman", 1987, patinated bronze, incised signature, dated, and numbered "II/IX" along proper right edge, overall, h. 17-1/4", w. 12", d. 12-1/2". Jose Luis Cuevas was a precocious, self-taught artist who emerged as a challenger to Muralism, the then-predominant art movement in Mexico. Believing that the muralists, including almost all of the most successful and critically acclaimed artists of the time, had elevated journalism at the expense of art, Cuevas looked to the indigenous, the impoverished, the powerless of Mexico City for artistic inspiration. Reference: Lucie-Smith, Edward. Latin American Art of the 20th Century. Thames and Hudson: New York, 2004.