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UnknownAntique Super Detailed Social Realist St Thomas Tropical Chicken Fight Painting1950
1950
$7,750
£5,843.53
€6,733.86
CA$10,751.35
A$12,046.82
CHF 6,270.83
MX$147,374.37
NOK 79,596.59
SEK 75,178.03
DKK 50,269.63
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A vivid and densely populated cockfighting scene painted in 1950 and signed Allatteini L., lower right, with the inscription St. Thomas 50. This large-scale oil captures the spectacle and ritual of the ring with cinematic flair—hundreds of figures crowd a domed arena, watching the dramatic clash of colorfully plumed birds in the center pit.
The composition is packed with tightly interlocked bodies and expressive gestures: clapping, shouting, leaning forward, smoking, eating. The viewer’s eye is pulled around the space in a wide arc, echoing the curvature of the ring. Each figure is stylized and simplified in the manner of regional modernist traditions, with a palette of jewel tones, chalky whites, and earthy ochres.
This is an important and complex social document, likely made by a Caribbean or Latin American émigré painter. Though stylistically folk-influenced, the level of organization and control suggests academic training. The banners—"FRETTONS" and "CONTINENTAL MONTEGO CLUB"—may refer to real local institutions, rooting the work in mid-century leisure culture of the West Indies.
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Signed lower right: Allatteini L., inscribed St. Thomas 50
Framed dimensions: 28 x 22 in.
Panel dimensions: 23 x 17 in.
Oil on board
Style: Caribbean Modernism / Folk Realism
Subject: Cockfight in stadium arena
Highly detailed with 100+ figures
Original carved latticework frame
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