Alberto Beltrán - Worker at a Tannery ("Curtideria") - Drawing - P2806

A marvelous study of a vanishing craft, lightly sketched yet full of information, we see everything. Here is a man engaged in the preparation of the leather for the manufacture of huaraches. A curtidería (as it is labeled on the drawing) is one of the words for a tannery, also known as a tenería or curtiembre. Measures 10" x 13". Purchased from a Mexico City collector who acquired a trove of Alberto Beltrán's drawings and prints from the artist's estate. These pieces give us a wonderful insight into the process (and breadth of interests) of this hitherto somewhat neglected artist,  whose work is only just now coming into prominence. Alberto Beltrán García (born March 22, 1923, Mexico City, d. April 19, 2002, Mexico City) was a Mexican graphic artist and painter known principally for his work with publications such as illustrations and political cartoons but he created a number of murals as well. He was born in the rough neighborhood of Tepito and began drawing for local publishers when