Rionegro, Santander

Beatriz González

1967

An oil on canvas in which Beatriz González reduces a reclining figure to bold, poster-like planes, translating a familiar human presence into a spare, modern graphic statement.

You are first struck by the warm ochre of the body floating against a deep black field, its edges cut like paper and punctuated by a cool blue drapery and a narrow vertical band of primary color that makes the scene feel staged and theatrical.

Painted in 1967, this work exemplifies González’s move to bring vernacular, billboard-like flatness and everyday imagery into Colombian modernism, challenging academic naturalism and connecting art to popular visual culture.

Palette

Exhibitions

Latin-American Art, 1931–1966, from the Museum Collection

1967

Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

1949

New Spanish Painting and Sculpture

1960

Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art

1940