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Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin
Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin
Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin
Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin
Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin
Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin
Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin

Antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art folk art oil on tin

$ 667.92

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Provenance: Previous collection James Eddy
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: The Sacred Heart of Jesus has been painted by the “Bug eyed Painter” ca 1875. attribution James Caswell. In the retablo the heart is shown shinning within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart. This is a beautiful retablo in spite of the environmental residue that has never been cleaned. I personally prefer the patina you can only get from over 100 years of devotion. The surface is covered in little dots which are not moments of lost paint. There is minor loss of paint, dents and dings in the corners. Please view the photographs closely. Mexico, Oil on tin, 10” x 14”, ca 1875, The artist is referred to as the Bug-eyed painter
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
  • Featured Refinements: Retablo Folk Art
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Mexico, Oil on tin, 10” x 14”, ca 1875, The artist is referred to as the Bug-eyed painter
    A retablo is an antique Mexican devotional painting on tin, most often found in small personal alters in one’s home. The Mexican folk tin Retablo movement was short lived lasting from 1830-1910. The artists were rural, isolated and outside of the academic tradition. These modest paintings captured the imagination and influenced the work of several important artists. Among the many who collected and studied tin Retablos were Diego Rivera, Freda Kahlo, Andre Brenton and Nelson Rockefeller.
    This Retablo is not framed and like most hangs from a single nail at the top center hole in the Retablo. To hang your Retablo: pound a small nail into the wall at the desired location, remove the nail from the wall, align the hole in the top center of the Retablo with the new hole in the wall, and insert the nail through the hole in the Retablo and into the hole in the wall.