Gerald Williamson "Jerry" Bywaters (American, 1906-1989) Mexican Flower Vendor, 1936 Lithograph on p...

Description

Gerald Williamson "Jerry" Bywaters (American, 1906-1989)
Mexican Flower Vendor, 1936
Lithograph on paper
11-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches (29.2 x 21.0 cm) (sheet)
Edition of 50
Signed, titled, and editioned along lower edge

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Dallas.

LITERATURE:
E. B. Niewyk, Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker, A Study of his Print Notebook, with a Catalogue of His Prints and a Checklist of His Illustrations and Ephemeral Works, Dallas, 2007, pp. 80-81, no. 10, illustrated (as Mexican Lily Vendor).

In this lithograph by Dallas Nine Artist and former Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Jerry Bywaters represents a subject intimately tied to Mexican art and the preservation of indigenous culture in the wake of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Bywaters depicts a stylized vendor completely encumbered by the over life-size bouquet of Mexican lilies for sale. The vendor leans forward in front of a monumental agave plant with cut leaves. The agave plant, lilies, and sombrero serve as iconic symbols of Mexican art and culture.


More information about Gerald Williamson "Jerry" Bywaters. See also: Bywaters, Gerald Williamson "Jerry" Artist.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200.

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