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Raúl Anguiano
Back to Earth (Folk Legend) [Volviendo a la tierra (Leyenda popular)]1941

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Vertical oil painting of a hunched figure in a crimson skirt and cream shawl, bending forward to reveal a second face wrapped in the fabric, against a stormy blue-gray background
Artist or Maker
Raúl Anguiano
Mexico, Guadalajara, 1915-2006
Title
Back to Earth (Folk Legend) [Volviendo a la tierra (Leyenda popular)]
Date Made
1941
Medium
Oil on Masonite
Dimensions
23 5/8 × 17 5/16 in. (60 × 44 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Brigita Anguiano, Huntington Beach, California
Accession Number
M.2019.175.5
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art