NEHMA | Collection - El Príncipe que Nunca Llego

Yolanda Gonzalez

American, b. 1964

El Príncipe que Nunca Llego
1995

Oil on canvas with puncture, stabbed by the artist
70.5 x 47 x 1.25 in.
Gift of the Kathryn C. Wanlass Foundation
2018.4

Yolanda González makes big paintings intimate. Known for portraits, González imbues her larger-than-life figures with equal confidence and vulnerability. In El Principe que Nunca Llegó, the California native represents something less typical: a fable. The seated woman dreams of prínicpe azul, the Prince Charming that never manifested in real life. Omitting “...a rey,” the title subverts the tragedy of an heir that failed to ascend the throne. The real tragedy is that Prince Charming exists only in fairy tales.

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blue, green, man, mermaids*, nude, oil paint, orange, people, purple, red, woman

blue
green
man
mermaids - Imaginary, partly human sea creatures with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish or cetacean.
nude
oil paint
orange
people
purple
red
woman

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

ARTH 6900/4800 - Modern & Postmodern Art of Mexico , 1/14/2019 - 5/10/2019
Latinx from the NEHMA Collection , 8/24/2019 - 7/31/2020

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Latinx from the NEHMA Collection

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