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Place of Origin: Mexican
Painting by Mexican Artist Jesus Leuus, Mexico 1983, Signed & Dated
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a true masterpiece from renowned Mexican artist Jesus Leuus, this exquisite painting captures the essence of Mexican culture with its vibrant colors and exceptional atten...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Bird Fury Painting by Leonardo Nierman, circa 1966
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intense acrylic on masonite painting Titled Bird Fury by Leonardo Nierman signed and dated in the lower right Nierman 66.
According to Art Brokerage:
Leonardo Nierman Mexican Artist: b. 1932. Leonardo Nierman's paintings vibrantly come to life as they capture the intensity and spontaneity of the dynamic forces that rule both nature and the cosmos. With swirling whirlpools of color, darting flame-like wisps, and brilliant hues as dazzling as a sun, they are dramatic in their representation of that which is unchallenged, though perhaps not quite understood. Leonardo Nierman's full career includes numerous distinctions, awards, and exhibitions. He has painted murals for the School of Commerce of the University City in Mexico, 1956; the "Golden West...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Basura En La Ciudad" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz H. Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Basura En La Ciudad" Acrylic on canvas abstract artwork by Mexican artist Maricruz Hernadez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements: width 47'' height 35.25''
"Maricruz H. Cov...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Chucho' Reyes Signed Gouache on Paper of a Colorful Rooster
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful gouache painting on un-mounted tracing paper by the famous Mexican Artist Jesus 'Chucho' Reyes Ferreria (1882-1977). 29x19", signed lower left, framed 42x32".
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paper
Epifanio Ortega Mid Century Bullfight Painting 1969
By Ortega
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming mid century bullfight painting by Epifanio Ortega, A Mexican artist, ca' 1969. Born in 1947, Ortega's paintings have a very modern, Cub...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Reynaldo Maya O/C Landscape Painting Mexico Latin American Mid Century Art 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Reynaldo Maya (1911-Mexico) Landscape oil on canvas painting of Mexican town in the distance and snow coverd mountains (volcanos) in the backgro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Wood
Jesus "Chucho" Reyes Ferreria Gouache on Paper of Exotic Bird
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful gouache painting of an exotic bird by the important Mexican artist, known as "Chucho" Reyes. Measures: 19"x 28.5" in a period wood frame, u...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Tin
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionism Modern Art Painting signed
By (after) Mark Rothko
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract Expressionism Modern Art Painting signed M Chavez
geometric art abstract expressionism painting
signed M Chavez
oil on canvas board
in the style of Mark Rothko
original pr...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique August Lohr Chapultepec Castle Mexico City Watercolor Painting Listed!
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful original watercolor painting on paper by Austrian listed artist August Lohr. Dated and signed in the lower corner. The painting was painted in 19...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Oil on Tin / Retablo Set in Hand Made Frame
Located in Ross, CA
Antique oil paint on tin, know as a retablo. The painting is of Mary, Mother of Jesus and is framed in a hand made shadow box frame.
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Tin
'Jungle' Large 40" x 60" Original by Leonardo Nierman, 1964, Signed & Dated
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover an exceptional 40" x 60" oil on masonite by the renowned Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman (1932 to 2023). Titled 'Jungle,' this striking original painting exemplifies Nierman...
Category
1960s Organic Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint, Masonite
Large Painted Panel of Virgin of Guadalupe
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's large Mexican painted wood panel of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Measurements:
Height: 60"
Width: 36"
Depth: 2"
Category
1940s Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Vintage Mexican Folk Art Paintings of a Man and a Woman by Oscar Bernach
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Double take pair of vintage Mexican oil paintings on canvas of a man and a woman in interior settings executed in a distinctive naive sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Bold Modernist Mexican Painting by Yessica Torres - Abstract Figurative Art
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This striking modernist painting combines abstract art with a touch of surrealism, creating a bold yet serene composition. Featuring vibrant colors, including golden ochre, verdant g...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Ciudad Gris" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Ciudad Gris" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernadez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements" Width 35.25 height 47''
Maricruz H. Covarrubias – Biography
Early ...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jose Maria De Servin Colorful Modern Abstract Original Painting Mexico 1950s
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Troy, MI
Colorful gouache painting by Mexican artist Jose Maria de Servin
circa 1950s
A modernist folk art piece in bold and vibrant colors with m...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Acrylic on Wood Painting of Birds & Pot with Tree by A Rangel Hidalgo
By Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo
Located in Mexico, DF
Original acrylic painting on wood with Two blackbirds and a pot with an orange tree against a blue background in square format by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. Rangel was an artist, grap...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez Oil on Canvas Rendering of the Girl before a Mirror
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Monrovia, CA
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez oil on canvas rendering of the girl before a mirror.
1946 oil on canvas rendering by artist Ray Martinez during Picas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960s Mexican Modernism Vibrant Oil Painting Abstract Original Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Mexico Modernism Vintage Abstract Oil Painting
signed initials "K A" in the lower righthand corner.
Oil on plywood
25.5 W x 32 .5 H x 1thick, Art 24 x 31 H
Original vintage c...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mexican Wrestler Painting
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer this rare Mexican Wrestler Acrilic Painting.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
1990s Raul Monje Large Metal Wall Art in Bronze Mexico
By Raul Monje
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Large Abstract Wall Art Bronze by Raul Monje Mexican Artist
37 h x 29 w x 1.75 d Art 32.5 x 24
Original preowned vintage unrestored condition.
Refer to the images.
Category
1990s Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Mar Azul" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Mar Azul" Abstract artwork by Mexican artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements: width 51.25'' height 39.25''
Maricruz H. Covarrubias – Biography
Ea...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Framed Surrealistic Painting by Pedro Friedeberg
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artists: Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936)
Title: "Nietzche's Last Picnic"
Year: 1969
Medium: oil, pen and ink on board
Size: 15 x 20"
Marked: signed and dated "MCMLXIX" mid-...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
1960s MCM Abstract Artwork Oil Painting Mexico City
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s MCM abstract painting Mexico City
Signed in lower left corner hard to read
in the style of Leonardo Nierman
Oil on Masoni...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Remanso En El Tendido" Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Remanso En El Tendido" Acrylic on canvas abstract artwork by Mexicasn artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements: Width 39.25 Height 33.25
Maricruz H. ...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mexican Wrestler Painting
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer this rare Mexican Wrestler Acrilic Painting.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Agapito Labios Mexican Folk Art Oil Painting on Canvas of a Girl
By Agapito Labios
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting oil painting on canvas of a girl in a ceremonial dress against an architectural background executed in a distinct naive folk art style. Signed Agapito Labios and presented...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mexican Painting by Jesus Mariano Leuus, Signed & Dated 1982
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a magnificent Mexican painting by renowned artist Jesus Mariano Leuus, signed and dated in 1982. This captivating artwork depicts a scene ...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
1960s Art Style Pedro Coronel Abstract Oil Painting Gustavo
By Pedro Coronel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mexican modern mid 20th century abstract art style of Pedro Coronel
Colorful Oil on Canvas painting
signed Gustavo.
Unable to read last name of artist.
...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
1970s Latin American Art Flower Vendor Oil on Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Latin America Art Flower Vendor
Oil on wood Painting
Unsigned
31.25 h x 23.25 w x .75 h
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
See images provided.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Important Monumental Vintage Folk Art Painting of Vibrant Harvest Scene - Mexico
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A captivating vintage Mexican folk art painting brimming with color, cultural richness, and a very unique story! While at a destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, our driver passed ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Spanish Colonial Oil on Canvas Painting of Saint Anthony
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 18th century Spanish colonial oil on canvas painting of Saint Anthony with the infant Jesus. There are a few old repairs as shown on photos...
Category
18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Mexican Sun, " Gold, White and Black Abstract Painting, by Kathi Robinson Frank
Located in New York, NY
"Mexican Sun," an oil on canvas by artist Kathi Robinson Frank is an abstract composition in sunny golds, whites and blacks inspired by the earth and brill...
Category
2010s Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Other
Original Painting Titled "Reunion" by Armando Jimenez
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original abstract painting by Mexican artist, Armando Jimenez.
Category
20th Century Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Painting From Mexico in Gilt Frame
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Painting from Mexico in Gilt Frame is a captivating work of art that showcases the rich artistic tradition of the region. Set within an ornate gilt frame, the painti...
Category
19th Century Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1930s Picasso Rendering by Artist Ray Martinez "The Sculptor" Oil on Canvas
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Monrovia, CA
Ray Martinez Mexican Abstract Artist. This is a rendering of "The Sculptor" by Artist RAY MARTINEZ 1930s oil on Canvas cubist Piece.
Signatu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mexican Artist Guillermo Brockmann, Agua Fiestas, 2017
By Guillermo Brockmann
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Oil and enamel painting on wood panel by Mexican contemporary artist Guillermo Brockmann.
Contempo Gallery Puerto Vallarta 2015, present
Galeria Dant...
Category
2010s Expressionist Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Edelmira Marquez Oil on board of young girl dated and signed
By Marquez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Edelmira Marquez Oil on Board of a Young Girl. Mexican Artist, signed and dated top left corner. Surface is built up with textures in the hat and fruit. Looks like original frame....
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mexican Wrestler Painting
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer this rare Mexican Wrestler Acrilic Painting.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
1990s Patinated Metal Wall Art Raul Monje Mexico
By Raul Monje
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Wall Art Abstract patinated brass bronze metal Raul Monje Mexico
unsigned
29.25 x 21 x 1.75 Art 24.25 x 15.75
Wood gilt frame.
Original vintage unrestored condition. Expect sig...
Category
1990s Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Original Acrylic on Wood Painting of Two Cardinals Nesting by A. Rangel Hidalgo
By Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo
Located in Mexico, DF
Original signed acrylic painting on wood depicting a pair of Cardinals nesting by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. The painting was commissioned (and hence the name of the person that did) ...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Pair of Paintings of Boy and Girl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of oil paintings on canvas of a boy and a girl, one with a doll and one with watermelon. Executed in a naive style once seen hard to forget. Signed Manuel Velazquez and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Beautiful 17th-century Mexican School - "Annunciation."
By Arte de Mexico
Located in Madrid, ES
17th-century Mexican School - "Annunciation."
Oil on canvas. 110 x 89 cm, framed 120 x 99 cm.
Framed.
This work comes from the city of Morelia, the monastery of the Capuchin Poor ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Late 20th Century Gustavo Olguín De Codices Mixed Media Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Gustavo Olguín Mexican Artist Art piece titled: DE CODICES
Mixed Media with Volcanic Ash and Oil
39.5 X 31.5 x .75 D
Original unrestored preowned vintage condition.
See all images.
L...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Ash, Paint
Original Cover of Mexican Comic "Sensacional de Maestros"
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this amazing original cover painted in gouache in excellent vintage condition, issue 291 "Al gato y al ratón jugabas con mi chon", circa 1990.
About the Sensacional Comics as part of the Mexican Culture:
"Sensacional" is the generic name of a handful of Mexican comics published at the end of the 1970s (1979 to be exact) and whose "boom" remained in force within the Mexican idiosyncrasy for around 20 years, (all the decade of the 80's and 90's) to then go downhill and "evolve", so to speak, until they become sexually explicit...
Category
1990s Folk Art Mexican Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Juan Salazar (1934-) Tianguis en Toluca Oil on Canvas Mexican Master
By Juan Salazar
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Juan Salazar
(1934-)
Tianguis en Toluca
Signed and dated (lower left),
Signed and titled, verso.
Oil on canvas.
24" in. x 36" in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
Boldly painted, large and import...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
Zocalo Oil Painting by Mexican Artist Jesus Ortiz Tajonar
By Jesus Ortiz Tajonar
Located in Miami, FL
Zocalo Oil Painting by Mexican Artist Jesus Ortiz Tajonar
Offered for sale is an original oil painting of Mexico City by the Mexican artist Jesus...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
1968 José García Narezo Seahorses Oil Painting, Mexican
By José García Narezo
Located in Miami, FL
José García Narezo Seahorses Oil Painting, Mexico
Offered for sale is an oil painting on Masonite board titled "Caballitos de Mar" by the Spani...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
1980s Sergio Hernández Mixed Media Abstract Art Oil on Goatskin Parchment
By Sergio Hernández
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Sergio Hernández Mixed Media Abstract Art Oil on Goatskin Parchment
22.13 x 22.5 x 1.5 art 21.63 x 21.75
signed art
Preowned original unrestored condition
See images provided.
Category
1980s Expressionist Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Other
Mexican Artist Laurencia Evans Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, Titled and Dated
Located in Miami, FL
Mexican Artist Laurencia Evans Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, Titled and Dated
Offered for sale is an extraordinary figurative oil painting on canvas by Mexico City artist Laurenci...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Amador Lugo Guadarrama Lonely Cactus On The Mountain Watercolor Painting
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional painting by famous Mexican artist
Amador Lugo Guadarrama (April 12, 1921 – June 26, 2002) was a Mexican painter, graphic artist, writer and c...
Category
20th Century Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
18th-Century Mexican Spanish Colonial "The Mystical Lactation of Saint Cajetan"
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 18th-Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Oil Painting "The Mystical Lactation of Saint Cajetan"
This remarkable 18th-century Mexican Spanish Colonial oil on canvas presents a rar...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Leonardo Nierman Abstract 1963 Oil Painting
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis (1 November 1932 – 7 June 2023) was a Mexican painter and sculptor with a background in music. His musical training had a deep influence on his artwork, w...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paint
1960s Abstract Modernism Art Mexico Artist M. Goeritz Gold Gilt Paper Black Ink
By Mathias Goeritz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract Modernism Art Mexico artist M. Goeritz gold gilt paper black ink 1960s
Signed, no COA present
Measures: 14 x 10.75
Preowned original unresto...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paper
1980s Byron Gálvez Modernism Dreamy Blue Abstract Artwork Mexico
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Abstract Modernism Dreamy Blue Artwork Mexico
17.75 x 23.75
Signed Art
Preowned condition original vintage art
See all images provided.
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Mexican Paintings
Materials
Paper
Bosco Sodi Contemporary Mixed-Media on Canvas Red Artwork, 2012
By Bosco Sodi
Located in Ibiza, Spain
"GAA21 – 12 / BS 0147"
Bosco Sodi, 2012
Mixed-media on canvas
Measures: 186 x 186 cm.
Bosco Sodi (No. 1970, Mexico City) is known for its large-sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Mexican Paintings
Materials
Tin
