Carlos Merida (1891-1984)
Twenty-one works:

Twenty-one plates from the "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" portfolio, 1945
Each: screenprint in colors on wove paper
Each: from the edition of 1000
Each with the artist's name, image number, and individual title printed along the lower edge of the image: Carlos Merida; together with the original beige cloth-covered portfolio with printed design, title, and publisher on the front; Editorial Atlante, Mexico City, Mexico, pub.
Image of each: 12.5" H x 9.25" W; Sheet of loose: 17.5" H x 12.75" W, Sheet of framed: 16" H x 12" W
Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis
Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above

Each: Overall generally good condition. With full margins. Slight surface soiling and pale time staining recto and verso. Pale light staining on five of the plates. Plate 18 with remains of old glue and tape staining in the margin edges from previous matting. Plates 2 and 6 each with a small area of surface skinning in the lower margin edge. Occasional small stains in the outer margin edges of a few of the plates, not affecting the images. Plates 1, 7, 11, and 16 framed. Lacking plates 14, 17, 19 and 20. Also lacking the letterpress brochure with the index of prints, introduction by Salvador Echeverria, and hand-signed and numbered justification page.

17 plates, loose, within original cloth-covered portfolio with string ties: 18.25" H x 13.25: W x 0.5" D
4 plates framed under glass: 17 x 13 x 1" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.