Marion Greenwood (American, 1909-1970) Charcoal on Paper
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Marion Greenwood (American, 1909-1970), A portrait of a Mexican child, charcoal on paper. Signed and dated 1933 lower right.
Dimensions: 18 1/2" x 16 1/2", the frame 21" x 19".
Provenance: Property from a Pennsylvania Collection.
Footnote: Marion Kathryn Greenwood (April 6, 1909-August 20, 1970) Was an American social realist artist who became popular starting in the 1920s and became renowned in both the United States and Mexico. Greenwood 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.
Condition
Toned, strong crease lines, not examined out of the frame.
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