José Luis Cuevas, The Marquis de Sade, Tamarind Lithograph, 1966
José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1934–2017) was a major postwar draftsman and printmaker who emerged as a leading voice among younger Mexican artists challenging the dominance of state-supported muralism. His psychologically charged figures, often drawn from society’s marginal, theatrical, and literary worlds, brought him early international recognition. His work is held by the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Norton Simon Museum, and Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
The Marquis de Sade, 1966, a lithograph in black on Richard de Bas Laga Narcisse handmade paper, printed by Ernest de Soto and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. Cuevas presents the Marquis as a compressed, grotesque figure with a broad mass of curling forms surrounding the head and face, drawn in vigorous crayon-like strokes and heavy passages of black. The title and date 1965 are incorporated into the stone, while the issued impression is signed and dated “Cuevas 66” in pencil lower right and inscribed “Tam. Imp.” lower left. Bearing the Tamarind workshop blindstamp and Ernest de Soto printer’s chop. One of nine Tamarind impressions produced alongside an artist’s edition of 20. Sheet measures approximately 12.25 x 8.5 inches. Light age toning and scattered small foxing spots, with minor handling wear and pencil inventory notations verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1934–2017) was a major postwar draftsman and printmaker who emerged as a leading voice among younger Mexican artists challenging the dominance of state-supported muralism. His psychologically charged figures, often drawn from society’s marginal, theatrical, and literary worlds, brought him early international recognition. His work is held by the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Norton Simon Museum, and Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
The Marquis de Sade, 1966, a lithograph in black on Richard de Bas Laga Narcisse handmade paper, printed by Ernest de Soto and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. Cuevas presents the Marquis as a compressed, grotesque figure with a broad mass of curling forms surrounding the head and face, drawn in vigorous crayon-like strokes and heavy passages of black. The title and date 1965 are incorporated into the stone, while the issued impression is signed and dated “Cuevas 66” in pencil lower right and inscribed “Tam. Imp.” lower left. Bearing the Tamarind workshop blindstamp and Ernest de Soto printer’s chop. One of nine Tamarind impressions produced alongside an artist’s edition of 20. Sheet measures approximately 12.25 x 8.5 inches. Light age toning and scattered small foxing spots, with minor handling wear and pencil inventory notations verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
12.25 x 8.5 in
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