
The Scream (El Grito) from Actualidad Gráfica-Panorama Artístico
Oswaldo GuayasamínWW-1978-M131177
1978·Screenprint·composition (irreg.): 19 7/8 × 26 7/8" (50.5 × 68.3 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 × 30" (56.4 × 76.2 cm)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1978
- Medium
- Screenprint
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 19 7/8 × 26 7/8" (50.5 × 68.3 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 × 30" (56.4 × 76.2 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Oswaldo Guayasamín
Artist

Oswaldo Guayasamín
Painting
Oswaldo Guayasamín was an Ecuadorian painter known for expressionist works that emphasized human suffering and social injustice. Working primarily in oil on canvas, his figurative style employed bold, distorted forms and a restricted, often somber palette to convey emotional intensity. His practice emerged from engagement with indigenous Ecuadorian culture and twentieth-century political upheaval.
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- Oswaldo Guayasamín
- Year
- 1978
- Medium
- Screenprint
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 19 7/8 × 26 7/8" (50.5 × 68.3 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 × 30" (56.4 × 76.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1978-M131177
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified

