Federico Castellón

The Return of the Prodigal
c. 1948

An etching depicting three distressed figures with exaggerated expressions; the one in the foreground covers his face with his hands, while the other two appear to be looking out anxiously. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom.
An etching depicting three distressed figures with exaggerated expressions; the one in the foreground covers his face with his hands, while the other two appear to be looking out anxiously. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom.

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Date
c. 1948

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 12 9/16in. (34.4 × 31.9 cm) Plate: 10 7/8 × 9 5/16in. (27.6 × 23.7 cm)

Accession number
79.66.20

Edition
Ed. 50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weiss

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY

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Federico Castellón
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