Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957 Search this
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Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957 Search this
Medium:
Watercolor, ink and graphite
Dimensions:
Image: 14.6 x 9.6cm (5 3/4 x 3 3/4")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1948
Exhibition Label:
Miguel Covarrubias, who moved to New York City from Mexico when he was nineteen, was best known for his popular caricatures of celebrities that were published in Vanity Fair and other leading magazines of the 1920s and 1930s. His visual wit could be piercing, as in this small sketch with which he greeted his friends during the holidays. The artist, who is shown carrying a portfolio of drawings, chose to exaggerate his features to fearsome effect, with soaring eyebrows, dark circles under his eyes, and sharp teeth.
Miguel Covarrubias, quien había dejado México para radicarse en Nueva York a los diecinueve años, era conocido sobre todo por sus populares caricaturas de celebridades, publicadas en Vanity Fair y otras revistas importantes de las décadas de 1920 y 1930. Su humor visual podía ser incisivo, como en este pequeño boceto con el que envió saludos a sus amigos en la temporada navideña. El artista aparece llevando una carpeta de dibujos y ha exagerado sus rasgos para darse un aspecto temible, con cejas muy arqueadas, ojeras pronunciadas y dientes afilados.
