There is a centered slightly high sombrero upon a suggested all-seeing eye. A serape seems thrown over an implied shoulder to the left and a gun and cartridge belt are placed prominently in the foreground. There are an ammunition box and images of trees within the central overlapping plains of diminution. To the bottom right we see a blank paper held with a nail which would seem to call attention to the plight of the vast number of illiterate at the time. The colors are bold reds and blues showcased within earth tones and in tune with the Mexican art revival of the time. While this work came near the end of Rivera’s short cubists period, it still to this day remains one of his most recognized
There is a centered slightly high sombrero upon a suggested all-seeing eye. A serape seems thrown over an implied shoulder to the left and a gun and cartridge belt are placed prominently in the foreground. There are an ammunition box and images of trees within the central overlapping plains of diminution. To the bottom right we see a blank paper held with a nail which would seem to call attention to the plight of the vast number of illiterate at the time. The colors are bold reds and blues showcased within earth tones and in tune with the Mexican art revival of the time. While this work came near the end of Rivera’s short cubists period, it still to this day remains one of his most recognized