José Clemente Orozco

José Clemente Orozco ( November 23, 1883 in Ciudad Guzmán, † September 7, 1949 in Mexico City) is considered the founder of contemporary Mexican painting. He is one of the main representatives of the Muralism and belongs alongside David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera to the so-called Los Tres Grandes ( " The Big Three ").

His frescoes featuring a certain proximity to caricature (especially in the mockery of their oppressors ), but they are not as strongly influenced by revolutionary spirit as the work of his two companions. His works are in many major collections, such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museo de Arte Moderno ( Mexico City), Nagoya City Art Museum and the Palacio de Bellas Artes ( Mexico City).

According to his own statements had the Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada, whom he knew in his youth, a strong influence on him.