Lot 58:
Item/Description: Framed print from a mid-century photo album titled Mexico Lindo by Mario Bucovich. Vol. II, Oaxaca. Color plate titled "Mercado de Ejuila". Titled in the lower left and signed in the lower right. (Mexican, Photomechanical Print)
Mario Bucovich, (born Marius von Bucovich, 1884 to 1947, was a photo journalist of Austrian descent. The son of a Habsburg baron, Mario worked in photography studios in the 1920s and ’30s. He traveled to and lived in Paris, London, Spain and New York, honing his craft and publishing his own photography books. In 1939, Bucovich moved to Mexico City, where he worked as a photographer until his death in a traffic accident there. While in Mexico, he produced a color portrait series of Russian expat and Communist leader, Leon Trotsky. Color photography at the time was largely reserved for commercial work, as seen in his Mexico Lindo series, which was reproduced in color lithographs.
Material: Paper, glass, wood
Dimensions: Image size: Height: 11"; Width: 8 1/4". Framed: Height: 18 1/2"; Width: 14 1/2"
Condition: Signs of age and wear include discoloration, imperfection over signature. Surface scratches and wear to frame.
Age: 1970s
Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection
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