Pablo O'Higgins - The Maguey of Topilejo

The Maguey of Topilejo

Pablo O'Higgins's original lithograph, "The Maguey of Topilejo" is printed on a large sheet of smooth, wove paper and with full margins as published in New York in the limited edition of three hundred impressions in 1950. It is signed and dated In the stone by O'Higgins and also signed and titled in pencil along the lower margin. "The Maguey of Topilejo" is a fine, original example of lithographic art created by the American / Mexican artist, Pablo O'Higgins.

The Maguey of Topilejo

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01-		Mexican Girl (Mujer en la Cola del Carbon - Woman in the Coal Line-up) by Jose Ignacio Aguirre	Original Lithograph	1947	Associated American Artists, New York	Signed in pencil by Jose Ignacio Aguirre along the lower right margin.
02.-		Woman of Taxco (Mujer de Taxco) Cabeza de Mujer (Head of a Woman) by Luis Arenal	Original Lithograph	1947	Associated American Artists, New York	Signed in pencil by Luis Arenal along the lower right margin.	Sold
03.-		Mexican Marketplace (Fishwives) by Francisco Dosamantes	Original Lithograph	1947	Associated American Artists, New York	Signed in pencil by Francisco Dosamantes under the image.
04.-		The Maguey of Topilejo by Pablo O'Higgins	Original Lithograph	1950	Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts, New York	Signed and dated In the stone by Pablo O'Higgins and signed and titled in pencil along the lower margin	Sold
05.-		Ninos Trabajando por la Paz (Children Working for Peace) by Mariana Yampolsky	Original Linocut	c. 1950	Taller de Grafica Popular	Signed in pencil by Mariana Yampolsky to the lower right.

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Title:	The Maguey of Topilejo
Artist:	O'Higgins, Pablo (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1904 - Mexico City, 1983)
Date:	1950
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Edition:	Limited edition of three hundred impressions, numbered 50/300.
Source:	Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts, New York
Note:	Pablo O'Higgins: A great twentieth century American/Mexican painter and printmaker, Pablo O'Higgins studied at the school of Fine Arts in San Diego, California. It was not long before he became dissatisfied with the academic techniques employed by their art instructors and decided to move to Mexico where he began his permanent residence in Mexico City in 1924. O'Higgins also spent a year at the Academy of Art in Moscow on a Soviet Scholarship (1933). Once again, unimpressed with the instruction, most of his time was devoted to sketching Soviet workers at the railroad station.
	O'Higgins first gained a close knowledge of modern Mexican art when he was appointed the primary assistant to the great master, Diego Rivera who became his friend and mentor. O'Higgins worked with Rivera for both his Chapingo and Ministry of Education projects. Due to political differences and O'Higgins' desire to create his own works, he left Rivera's tutelage when the Chapingo murals were completed.
	One of the lengthiest associations (1934-1960) was his connection with the League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists or LEAR; an anti fascist organization that led to his participation on a mural at the Mercado Abelardo Rodriguez in Mexico City, created to denounce war and the monopolists involvement in food distribution. Unfortunately, Pablo felt that LEAR was in unison with the government in power, consequently attracting artist whose sole purpose was to obtain commissions, but who demonstrated little interest in contributing to the political art or contention. As a result, the Taller de Grafica Popular or TGP was organized by Pablo O'Higgins, Loepoldo Mendez and Luis Arenal. Its goal, not unlike that of LEAR, was to combat fascism, racism and improve the lives of the underprivileged through the collaborative efforts of its members. But, in contrast to LEAR, it was much more active in the political movement. During this period, Pablo painted ten murals throughout Mexico. He either painted or collaborated on the (Escuela Emiliano Zapata, 1933), (Talleres Graficos de la Nacion, 1936-1939), (Escuela "Estado de Michoacan" 1938-1939) (Escuela "Gabriel Ramos Millan, 1949).
	Pablo O'Higgins also created two murals in the United States and in keeping with his political art and views; both promote union solidarity and empower the worker. The first was requested by the Union of Ship Scalers for their Seattle, Washington offices. It is on display at the University of Washington. His second U. S. commission (1952) was for the offices of the International Union of Longshoremen and Warehousemen in Honolulu, Hawaii.
	Pablo O'Higgins exhibited in San Francisco at the Art Center Gallery (1925 and 1927) along with Diego Rivera, Jose Clement Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and other great Mexican masters. He had a one-man exhibition in New York at the John Levy Gallery (1931), which included over twenty of his works. He also exhibited in Cuba, Spain, Los Angeles and Mexico. It is imperative to mention that his work was included in the first large group exhibit of Mexican art held in the United States. He was the only non-native Mexican artist whose work was included in the Modern Art's exhibit "Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art" in New York (1940) and the Mexican Government has awarded him the highest honours in retrospectives of his work at El Palacio de Bellas Artes. It is evident that the influence and dominance of his political art continues with the inclusion of his works in major exhibitions of Latin American art throughout Mexico, the United States and in Britain. Pablo O'Higgins became a Mexican citizen in 1961.
	The Maguey of Topilejo was published in 1952 in New York in a portfolio entitled, Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts. Other contributing artists included Leopoldo Mendez, Andrea Gomez, Alberto Beltran and Chavez Morado. The portfolio with its eight works of original graphic art was limited to an edition of three hundred impressions.
Reference:	The Maguey of Topilejo was first published in 1950 in an edition of fifty impressions. Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP), Archive 2642, Catalogue # 5929.
	Sue Vogel Flores-Sahagun, Utah Lawyers for the Arts, Union Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue, Pablo O'Higgins, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1990.
Size:	13 X 17 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on a large sheet of smooth, wove paper and with full margins as published in New York in the limited edition of 50/300 impressions in 1950. Signed and dated In the stone by O'Higgins and signed and titled in pencil along the lower margin. A fine, strong printing and containing one small repair in the image otherwise it is in excellent condition throughout. This original Pablo O'Higgins lithograph stands as a beautiful example of this famous Mexican artist's work.
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