Pablo O'Higgins (1904-1983) was an art student when he left the United States for Mexico in 1924 and became enchanted with the culture and heritage of his adopted country. There, he met Diego Rivera whose signature style greatly affected his own understanding of painting and facilitated his entry into the artistic circles of the Mexican avant-garde. Soon after meeting the painter, O'Higgins worked as an assistant with Xavier Guerrero to Rivera on a public mural project in Chapingo.

O'Higgins' move to Mexico coincided with Modotti's and Weston's and the three ex-patriates' paths naturally crossed. O'Higgins most likely met Tina Modotti through Rivera who used her as a model for the Chapingo murals. They remained friendly throughout the remainder of the photographer's life, having met again in Moscow during Modotti's exile there and again after her return to Mexico in 1939. O'Higgins became a noted illustrator and graphic artist, associated with Guerrero and others in the Popular Graphics Workshop (Taller de Grafica Popular), established in 1937.

Both the print offered here and the following lot were given to Pablo O'Higgins and his wife as wedding presents by Modotti.

Proceeds from the sale of this and the following lot will be used to preserve, promote and dispense knowledge of the works of Pablo O'Higgins.