Artist: Carlos Merida (Guatemalan/Mexican, 1891 - 1984). Title: "Boceto #04". Medium: Pencil and color pencil drawing on paper. Date: Composed 1960s?. Dimensions: Overall size: 5 7/16 x 8 7/16 in. (138 x 214 mm). Image size: 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (121 x 121 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower left. Cream wove paper. Very good condition. Acquired directly from the artist; from the estate of Estela Ogazon, Mexico City. Comment(s): Probably a sketch for a larger work. Mérida was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style. Image copyright © The Estate of Carlos Merida. [28279-1-500]