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• Lot n° 64 José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949, Mexican) "Nude," 1946 Conte crayon on paper Signed and dated lower right: J.C. Orozco / 46; titled on a gallery label affixed to the frame's backing paper Sheet: 18.75" H x 14.75" W; Sight: 14.5" H x 10.5" W Provenance: Altermann Galleries and Auctioneers, Santa Fe, NM Other Notes: José Clemente Orozco stands as one of the central figures of the Mexican Mural Renaissance, a movement he helped shape alongside Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Born in 1883 in Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco, he developed an early interest in art after moving to Mexico City, where the engravings of José Guadalupe Posada left a lasting impression. His formal training at the Academy of San Carlos refined a visual language that would become synonymous with his name: monumental, expressionistic, and unflinching in its examination of human conflict. Orozco's art delved into human suffering and the political struggles of peasants and workers, reflecting his deep commitment to social causes. A life-altering accident at age twenty-one cost him his left hand but did nothing to diminish his ambition. Over a career that spanned Mexico and the United States, including significant periods in New York and Claremont, California, Orozco created some of the most influential fresco cycles of the twentieth century. His murals for the National Preparatory School in Mexico City and Pomona College remain defining achievements, marked by their dramatic compositions and profound moral urgency. Unlike many contemporaries who celebrated the heroism of the Mexican Revolution, Orozco confronted its human cost, offering a sobering and deeply humanistic counterpoint. Sheet: 18.75" H x 14.75" W; Sight: 14.5" H x 10.5" W Overall generally good appearance. The sheet is toned both recto and verso. Mat staining along the window opening of the overmat. Minor horizontal creasing throughout. The sheet is affixed to the overmat with masking tape completely along the verso sheet edges. Framed under glass: 22.5" H x 18.5" W x 1.5" D