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THBCharlot Watercolor for Francis & Sylvanus Morley, 1926
Lot 160b
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Jean Charlot (also Louis Henri Jean Charlot, French, naturalized American, active in Mexico, 1898-1979). Watercolor on paper. Signed Jean Charlot '26 on lower right. An early watercolor by Jean Charlot, signed and dated 1926 on the lower right and featuring an inscription on the lower left: "Merry Christmas 1929 for Francis and S. Morley - Jean". The watercolor presents an architectural carving of an Atlantean figure who appears to be supporting a colorful entablature with his head and raised hands. The figure is adorned with a red headdress, turquoise blue armbands, an elaborate pectoral, belt, and leg coverings. Charlot subscribed to the Mexican pride in indigenismo and faithfully depicted the Maya and other indigenous Mexican peoples. His signature style favored bold geometrical forms and the abstraction of the human figure popularly featured by the Mexican Muralists. Size: 11.375" L x 8.625" W (28.9 cm x 21.9 cm); 18.7" L x 15.375" W (47.5 cm x 39.1 cm) framed
It bears repeating that this piece also has a handwritten inscription: "Merry Christmas 1929 for Francis and S. Morley - Jean". Francis Morley was the wife of American archaeologist and Maya scholar Sylvanus G. Morley (1883-1948) who was in charge of the excavation and restoration of Chichen Itza by the Carnegie Institution in the 1920s. Interestingly, Jean Charlot served as a staff artist for a Carnegie Institute archaeological expedition in the Yucatan. He was also co-author of "The Temple of the Warriors at Chichen Itza, Yucatan," with Earl Morris and Ann A. Morris, 1931, 2 volumes. The Atlantean figure he painted here is probably from the Temple of the Warriors, although it is also possible that he could have painted another one elsewhere at the site.
Born in Paris to a Russian emigre father and a mother whose family originated in Mexico City, with a grandfather who was French-Indian mestizo, Charlot moved to Mexico City in 1920 when his mother returned. Joining Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, Charlot painted frescoes for the Mexican government during the rise of the Mexican Modernist mural movement. In addition, he was hired as a staff artist for a Carnegie Institute archaeological expedition in the Yucatan. In 1929, the year this watercolor was dedicated to Francis and S. Moseley, Charlot moved to the United States, as was popular with many of the Mexican Modernists, and taught at various institutions: Art Students League in New York City, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, University of Georgia, and the University of Hawaii.
Provenance: private Moore collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired prior to 1990; ex-Milagros Contemporary Art, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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#162810Watercolor has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very good condition. Watercolor is hand-signed and dated 1926 on the lower right and has a handwritten inscription on the lower left, dedicated to Francis and S. Mosley in 1929. Minor scuffs/nicks to the frame. Normal tears to gallery paper on verso. Wired for suspension. "Milagros Contemporary Art" (San Antonio, Texas) label on verso.Condition
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