Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2598BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883-1949)
The Unemployed - Paris (Desocupado), 1932, edition of 100, published by Delphic Studios (Hopkins, 22). Signed "J.C. Orozco" in pencil l.r. Lithograph on paper, image size 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (36.7 x 26.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins over 1 inch with all but the left edge deckled, unobtrusive toning and mat burn, brown paper tape to upper edge with minute losses to same, masking and cellophane tape to verso.
Estimate $200-300
The sheet measures 19 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. There is a loss to the upper right corner of the margin, and a 3/8 inch loss along the upper edge. Some of the brown paper tape to the upper edge was removed, resulting in skinning of the sheet.