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Agapito Labios
“Boy with Blue Birds”

Circa 1935

$2,200
£1,653.22
€1,917.36
CA$3,088.47
A$3,427.12
CHF 1,807.72
MX$41,837.81
NOK 22,871.21
SEK 21,420.74
DKK 14,308.92

About the Item

Original oil on canvas folk art painting by the well known Mexican artist, Agapito Labios. Signed lower right. Circa 1935. Condition is very good. Mild stretcher wear and minor canvas buckling top left. Overall framed in original primitive wood frame with minor loses 19.5 by 14.5 inches. Provenance: A Southampton, Long Island collector. Agapito Labios (Mexican, 1898-1996). Agapito Labios was born Agapito Engel Cifuentes in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico in September of 1898. He took an active part in the Mexican Revolution and was put in prison. There he started painting the cell wall. The mayor of the town saw his paintings, liked them, and ordered him to paint his two little girls. Thus his artistic career began. Labios was a self taught artist and made his living doing portraits - painting his children in the primitive Mexican style. He started selling on Sundays in the Lagunilla (the thieves market) and immediately his fame began to grow. He later had a shop called Mercado de Artesanias at La Ciudadela in Mexico City where his work was sought out by collectors worldwide. He died in 1996, and his son currently owns the shop. Source: Website of the artist, 2019
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)Width: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Mild stretcher wear and minor buckling of canvas top left.
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU14111154912

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