Accession Number1951/2.50
TitleMaternidad
Artist(s)Baltasar LoboArtist NationalitySpanish (culture or style)Object Creation Datecirca 1950-1951Medium & Supportlithograph on paperDimensions 13 1/8 in x 19 7/8 in (33.3 cm x 50.5 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);15 1/16 in x 22 3/8 in (38.2 cm x 56.8 cm);12 13/16 in x 19 7/8 in (32.5 cm x 50.48 cm)
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseSubject matterLobo depicted mother and child subject matter often in his sculptures, as well as, like here, in two dimensions. This work takes the iconic image, referencing a history of madonnas, and adds the bird, likely a dove, as a possible symbol of hope or peace for the future. The child reaches to catch the bird in its young grasp, but the bird seems just out of reach.
Physical DescriptionThis print shows an abstracted nude woman on her back, holding a child in the air above her. The child is stretching one hand out towards a white bird at the top left. Both woman and child are looking at the bird and the atmosphere is playful.
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Keywords
abstraction
art history
birds (motifs)
doves (Columbidae)
infants
mother
mothers
reclining
women (female humans)