Francisco Corzas, Three Men

Description

Artist: Francisco Corzas (Mexican, 1936-1983)
Title: Three Men
Year: 1968
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 17/30 in pencil
Paper: Wove … more Artist: Francisco Corzas (Mexican, 1936-1983)
Title: Three Men
Year: 1968
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 17/30 in pencil
Paper: Wove
Image size: 16.5 x 26.5 inches
paper size: 20 x 27.75 inches
Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist
Condition: Good

About the artist.

Francisco Corzas Chávez (October 4, 1936 - September 15, 1983) was a Mexican painter and printmaker, part of the Generación de la Ruptura. He was born in a very poor family but managed to study art in both Mexico and Italy, beginning his art career in Europe. He moved back to Mexico in the 1960s, but kept career ties in Europe with several commissions as well as exhibitions. His work remained recognized in Europe after he moved back to Mexico, with invitations to produce work there and in the United States. He spent time again in Europe in the 1970s, receiving a Des Art grant from the French government. He spent a year at the Bramsen workshop in Paris then traveled to various European countries.[2][5] He created ten lithographs called los Profetas at the Caprina Graphics workshop in Rome and one other called Umbrío por la pena with the Upiglio workshop in Milan, and eleven lithographs related to the Carmina Burana with the Olivetti workshop.[2] He also did painting, producing two canvases for the Vatican called Profeta (found in Room 12) and Plegaria (in the Stampa Room) .[3] In addition to those commissions, he also received one for ten lithographs for Lublin Press in New York as well as one from the Fundación Cultural Televisa to create a work called Agonías y otras ofrendas.[2][Although he was a prolific creator, there are only about 1,500 of his works in existence because of his early death at age 47. His works can be found in museums and private collections in Europe (including the Vatican) and Mexico.
Corzas died in 1983 in Mexico City at the age of forty-seven after battling an illness for three years. For the time prior to his death, he painted almost constantly, even at night, leading to speculation that he foresaw his end.[1][3] less