Figuras (Figures)

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Figuras (Figures)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 377

Description

A cluster of figures intertwined is the center of the painting. The figures are stone/cream colored, with shadows cast over parts of the figures. The distinct parts and limbs of the figures are not completely distinguishable, but one hand is reaching into the foreground of the painting. The figures are placed on a gray ground, with a light blue sky with some clouds in the background.

Type of Painting

Painting on Paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Guillermo Meza

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1955

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mexico

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

painting front, bottom right

Transcription

G. Meza

Material/Technique

Written, In Artist's Hand, oil paint

Type

Title

Location

painting front, bottom left

Transcription

Figur[page cuts off the end of the word]

Language

Spanish

Material/Technique

Written, In Artist's Hand, oil paint

Type

Inscription, Number

Location

painting back, center

Transcription

92 #92

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Dimensions

Height

15-3/8 in

Width

17-7/8 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries