Mexican school; 20th century.

Mexican school; XX century.
"Portraits of ladies".
Oil on canvas.
Piece intervened on the front and back of the canvas.
Measurements: 37 x 29 cm; 60 x 52 cm (frame).
This work shows two female portraits, one located on the obverse side starring a woman with dark skin and dark hair, while on the reverse side the lady captured in profile is snowy skin with blond hair. The portrait became in the twentieth century the protagonist genre par excellence of painting, as a result of the new social structures that were implemented in the Western world throughout this century, embodying the ultimate expression of the transformation of taste and mentality of the new clientele, emerged between the nobility and the wealthy gentry, who would take the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave preponderance to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collecting encouraged the profusion of costume paintings, portraiture monopolized the demand for painting destined for the more private sphere.