Las vendedoras de flores, c. 1935-38
Alfredo Ramos Martinezexpand_more
Tempera and pastel on heavy cardboardexpand_more
Bequest of Putnam Dana McMillanexpand_more 84.19
Not on Viewexpand_more
A leading proponent of Mexican modernism, Martínez is best known for his late work celebrating the Indigenous peoples of his homeland. This work, executed after he had settled in the United States in 1930, is a romanti- cized scene of daily life featuring a procession of young women carrying baskets of fresh flowers to a public market. They are flower sellers from Xochimilco, a region south of Mexico City famous for its floating gardens and flower fields. Wearing traditional dress and long, braided hair, they are archetypes of beauty and elegance, analogues of the delicate flowers in their baskets. The high-key palette and rhythmic arrangement of forms contribute to the stylized idealization of this subject.
Details
- Title
- Las vendedoras de flores
- Artist Life
- 1871-1946
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 84.19
- Provenance
- Putnam Dana McMillan, Minneapolis and Santa Barbara, Calif., (until d. 1961; bequeathed to MIA in 1961, accessioned in 1984).
- Curator Approved
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