The maternity was a recurrent theme in Laxeiro's work, which started in a certain way from a religiosity based on the figure of the Virgin with the Child, replacing the figure of the mother, by a woman of round volumes, representation of the Galician woman. This work in particular is part of the cataloging of the archives of the Laxeiro Foundation, which in 2005 organized an exhibition with several drawings by the artist, thus demonstrating its intention to address the broad task of cataloging all his drawings.

Laxeiro began his training as a child in Botos (Pontevedra), where he had Teresa López as his first teacher. Shortly afterwards, in 1921, he emigrated to Cuba with his family. There he worked in crafts throu...