Artist
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José Benito Ortega
1858–1941
132130
Works
83
Years lived
Folk Art
Style
José’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Selected works
132130 pieces
Christ
José Benito Ortega American, 1858–1941 New Mexico
Canal in Venice
Martin Rico y Ortega (Spanish, 1833–1908)
Benito
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884-1920
Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Zapata
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)
Turkey
Leroy F. Ortega (American, 1948–1998)
¡Terrible y verdadera noticia! (Terrible and Real News!)
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913
Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)
Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista
José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913) published by the Print and Drawing Club of The Art Institute of Chicago
The Flag
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Unemployed, Paris
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Benito
Thomas Handforth American, 1897-1948
Boy on a Ram
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Zapatistas
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Untitled (Ideal Candies, Chicago)
José Lopez (American, born Cuba, 1941–1991) and Luis Medina (American, born Cuba, 1942–1985)
Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Demons Seated at a Table
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Ruined House
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Van Gogh's Criminal Obsession
José Luis Cuevas Mexican, born 1934
Cupid's Calavera
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913