Wounded Soldier

Wounded Soldier — José Clemente Orozco. 1930.

Medium: oil on canvas. Dimensions: Framed: 118.1 x 98.2 x 4.6 cm (46 1/2 x 38 11/16 x 1 13/16 in.); Unframed: 113 x 93 cm (44 1/2 x 36 5/8 in.).

Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

The central figure in a movement of revolutionary artists responding to political turmoil in Mexico during the 1920s, José Orozco believed that "a new art cannot take place in an old world." The artist's early experience as a maker of political prints taught him the power of bold, simple statements. Wounded Soldier clearly communicates the strength of Orozco's convictions. The dark palette sets an anguished tone and the aggressive brushwork conveys the soldier's pain and his comrades' anguish.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.