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Los Musicos
Los Musicos
Los Musicos

Los Musicos

Artist Esquipula Romero de Romero 1889 Cabezon, New Mexico - 1975 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Date1932
Mediumoil on masonite
DimensionsPanel: 30 × 31 in. (76.2 × 78.7 cm)
Frame: 39 3/4 × 40 1/2 in. (101 × 102.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase with funds from the Estate of Charles S. Lurie and an anonymous gift In Memory of Margie V. Henry
Object numberPC2007.4.1
DescriptionThree musicians in brimmed hats, one crouching on a table with a harmonica, one leaning on the table with a guitar and blanket, and one leaning on a stool with a violin. handmade frame.
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Esquipula Romero de Romero

1889 Cabezon, New Mexico - 1975 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Los Musicos

1932

oil on masonite

museum purchase with funds from the Estate of Charles S. Lurie and an anonymous gift, in memory of Margie V. Henry

PC2007.4.1

 

Esquipula Romero de Romero trained internationally as a painter but made a good living as a commercial sign painter in Albuquerque’s Old Town. Los Musicos is a nod to Three Musicians of the Baile, a well-known painting by Taos artist Bert Geer Phillips in the collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Both images show a musical trio, but Los Musicos replaces an accordionist with a mouth harp player. Phillips’s work depicts typical Taos interior, with a nicho in the wall and a Spanish Colonial painted chest on the floor. Romero de Romero’s painting emphasizes the players rather than any particularly Hispanic signifiers. This vivacious Albuquerque scene is ensconced in a monumental frame designed by the artist, indicating the importance he placed on the work.

Los Músicos

1932

óleo sobre masonite

adquisición del museo con fondos del legado de Charles S. Lurie y de un obsequio anónimo, en memoria de Margie V. Henry

PC2007.4.1

 

Esquipula Romero de Romero se formó como pintor internacionalmente aunque se ganó bien la vida pintando letreros comerciales en el Old Town de Albuquerque. Los Músicos es un guiño a Three Musicians of the Baile (Tres músicos del baile) una famosa pintura del artista de Taos Bert Geer Phillips de la colección del New Mexico Museum of Art. Ambas pinturas representan a un trío musical, pero Los Músicos sustituye al acordeonista por un arpista de boca. La obra de Phillips muestra un interior de Taos estereotipado, con un nicho en la pared y un cofre pintado de estilo colonial español en el suelo. La pintura de Romero de Romero pone más de relieve a los músicos y no a los elementos característicamente hispanos. Esta escena de un Albuquerque vivaz se encuadra en un marco monumental diseñado por el artista, lo que indica la importancia que el artista atribuía a la obra.