Francisco "Pancho" Mora (Mexico, 1922-2002) oil on canvas painting of a seated girl in a red shawl, 1947. Impasto brushwork describes her face and the fringe of her shawl. Signed and dated lower right. Housed in a painted wooden frame. Canvas: 25 in. H x 19 in. W. Frame: 26 in. H x 20 in. W. Biographical Note: Francisco Mora was born in the town of Uruapan in Michoacan, Mexico to a musician and weaver father. In 1941, Mora moved to Mexico City where he came under the tutelage of Diego Rivera at the art school La Esmeralda. Known for his lithography, he soon joined the Taller de Grafica Popular, an influential group of political printmakers. In 1947, the year of this painting's creation, he married the artist Elizabeth Catlett. The couple made the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos their permanent home. Mora is regarded for his depictions of indigenous Mexican people and of labor, especially mining. 

Canvas is slightly loose in stretcher. Patch to canvas with 6 in x 3 in area of retouching to background, upper left. Minor surface grime to areas aside from extreme edges, apparently due to previous frame.