Mexico 2019 - National Museum of Art

Here's another post for those of you with an interest in art.  All but the last two paintings are by an artist new to me, Carlos Mérida who (1891 - 1985), a Guatemalan artist who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico.  I don't know how representative these paintings are as he was known more for his non-figurative, geometric work as shown in some of the works.  In any case, I liked the composition and colour.  

There was also a large exhibit of paintings by Saturnino Herrán (1887 - 1918), also new to me.  While I was not especially moved by his works he was an important figure in Mexican art history.  He's the word from Wikipedia: 
On top of being a professor, Herrán was an activist for modern art, a muralist, book illustrator, draughtsman, and stain glass colorist. While his work had influence from Mexico, Spain, and Catalan it did not fully break away from the traditional European style he was trained to paint in. Herrán, being of mixed descent himself (indigenous Mexican/Swiss), he recognized the multitude of races Mexico embodied, and painted people in natural habitats, capturing their strength, dignity, and inherent beauty. This realization was a part of a movement called ‘indigenismo’.

The building itself is also an endless source of beauty.