Caput Mortum

A dark-skinned, bald man wearing glasses and a red cloak facing forward and playing Chess on a red wine color background.
Its title refers to the Latin expression "caput mortuum" which means: dead head. The expression fix with the chess game.
Gustavo Montoya was an artist with artistic formation from the beginning of 20th century. He is known for his paintings and engravings of children, still lives and city landscapes, always taking the Mexican tradition. In his work lines are quite important.