Ángel Bracho’s Girl provides a counterpoint to the politically themed graphics for which the artist is generally recognized. Though tonal values are uniform throughout the composition, the figure of the young girl stands out, with contrasting patterns and bright colors that overshadow issues of identity. Underneath the vibrantly colored clothing is a girl with exceptionally dark skin, not the usual indigenous or mestizo type that usually represented Mexican identity. She is, rather, indicative of the African population that has been in Mexico from the earliest days of the colonial period. This colorful work was purchased by émigré German art dealer Galka Scheyer, who by this time probably owned a vibrant composition of a similar subject by Alexei Jawlensky—Child with Doll (Kind mit Puppe), c. 1910—which is on view in the twentieth-century galleries.