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Armando Mariño — The Raft (La Patera)
Armando Mariño

The Raft (La Patera)

A striking lithograph by Cuban artist Armando Mariño, *The Raft (La Patera)* depicts the perilous journey of migrants crossing treacherous waters on makeshift vessels in search of a better life. Mariño's bold graphic imagery captures the tension between hope and desperation, rendering human figures against vast, unforgiving seas. The work serves as a powerful meditation on migration, survival, and the universal longing for freedom.

Medium
lithograph on paper

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Latin America

May 26, 2015

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Armando Mariño, The Raft (La Patera)

A striking lithograph by Cuban artist Armando Mariño, *The Raft (La Patera)* depicts the perilous journey of migrants crossing treacherous waters on makeshift vessels in search of a better life. Mariño's bold graphic imagery captures the tension between hope and desperation, rendering human figures against vast, unforgiving seas. The work serves as a powerful meditation on migration, survival, and the universal longing for freedom.

Medium
lithograph on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dramatic, Blue, Political, Boat, Migration, Ocean, Lithograph, Spanish, Figurative, Contemporary