Roberto Montenegro
La Tia Nina

La Tia Nina

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La Tia Nina
La Tia Nina
ArtistMexican, 1885–1968
CultureMexican
Titles
  • La Tia Nina
Date1938
PlaceMexico
MediumWatercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 8 1/4 × 12 1/8 in. (21 × 30.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number39.123
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Works on Paper: Mexican Prints and Drawings of the Twentieth Century (Grabadas y Dibujos Mexicanos del Siglo Veinte)," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 1983–January 1, 1984.

"Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 27–November 3, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso upper left in pencil: No.4 A67-76; bottom right[upside down]: El tio nino / montenegro[?]
verso upper left a printed label inscribed in ink: No4 / Mexican / $35

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