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• Lot n° 149 Carlos Mérida (1891-1984, Guatemalan) Untitled, plate 9 from the "Cielos Luminicos" portfolio, 1941 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Edition: 78/100 Signed and numbered in pencil in the lower margin: Carlos Mérida; also signed and dated as part of the image; printed "9" in white ink, verso; Taller de Ediciones Multiarte, Mexico City, prntr.; with an unidentified blindstamp in the lower left margin Image: 15" H x 11.75" W; Sheet: 30" H x 22.25" W Other Notes: Carlos Mérida is regarded as one of the key innovators of Latin American modernism, celebrated for merging European avant-garde aesthetics with Indigenous visual traditions from Guatemala and Mexico. Born in Guatemala City to a family of mixed Spanish and Mayan-Quiché heritage, Mérida was exposed early to the cultural richness of his homeland. Initially trained as a musician, he turned to painting after a hearing condition ended his musical studies, an early shift that would later inform the rhythmic quality of his visual work. In 1910, after his first exhibition in Guatemala, Mérida traveled to Paris, where he encountered the flourishing modernist movements that would shape his artistic trajectory. There he mingled with figures such as Picasso, Mondrian, Diego Rivera, and Ángel Zárraga, absorbing the languages of Cubism, Expressionism, and emerging abstraction. This period crystallized his belief that modernism could serve as a framework through which Latin American artists might reinterpret their own cultural identities rather than simply imitate European models. Mérida returned briefly to Guatemala before relocating permanently to Mexico City in 1919, aligning himself with, but distinctly apart from the Mexican muralist movement. While Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros focused on monumental, narrative realism, Mérida carved a more experimental path, blending geometric abstraction with Indigenous motifs drawn from Mayan and Mexican traditions. His work across painting, printmaking, muralism, and design is marked by clarity of form, bold color, and a deep sense of rhythmic composition, reflecting both his musical origins and his commitment to synthesizing diverse cultural sources. Over a career spanning seven decades, Mérida exhibited widely throughout the Americas and Europe, executed major murals in Mexico and the United States, and became an influential teacher and theorist. Today, he is recognized as one of the first artists to articulate a distinctly Latin American form of modernism, one that honored Indigenous heritage while engaging fully with international art movements. His works remain essential touchstones in the study of 20th-century art in the Americas. Image: 15" H x 11.75" W; Sheet: 30" H x 22.25" W Overall generally good appearance. The full sheet with wide margins and deckled edges. A 1.25" H x 2.75" W irregularly shaped damp stain along the lower right margin edge, with assorted smaller damp stains to the right of it, not affecting the image. Handling creases in the right margin and in the lower margin, at right, not affecting the image. A slight time stain and small crease along the upper margin edge. Possible slight toning to the paper. Some minor surface dirt, verso, not affecting recto. The sheet is loose, not matted. Unframed