Edition of 50

Private collection, Dallas.

Gerald Williamson "Jerry" Bywaters (American, 1906-1989) Mexican Flower Vendor, 1936 Lithograph on paper 11-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches (29.2 x 21.0 cm) (sheet) Edition of 50 Signed, titled, and editioned along lower edge PROVENANCE: Private collection, Dallas. LITERATURE: E. B. Niewyk, Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker, A Study of his Print Notebook, with a Catalogue of His Prints and a Checklist of His Illustrations and Ephemeral Works, Dallas, 2007, pp. 80-81, no. 10, illustrated (as Mexican Lily Vendor). In this lithograph by Dallas Nine Artist and former Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Jerry Bywaters represents a subject intimately tied to Mexican art and the preservation of indigenous culture in the wake of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Bywaters depicts a stylized vendor completely encumbered by the over life-size bouquet of Mexican lilies for sale. The vendor leans forward in front of a monumental agave plant with cut leaves. The agave plant, lilies, and sombrero serve as iconic symbols of Mexican art and culture. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Matted and framed under glass. Strong tonal gradient. Not examined out of frame.
Framed Dimensions 22.25 X 17.5 Inches