Abelardo Marquez Velazquez

"Nina Ponema Puno (Young Girl from Puno), " Oil on Canvas signed by A. Velazquez

1992

"Nina Alfarera (Child Making Pottery) - Puno" is an original oil painting by Abelardo Marquez. It depicts a young girl sculpting pottery. This painting was completed in a monochromat...

"Vieja del Sitio (Old Woman) - Cuzco" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts an elderly woma...

This artwork "Otavalo Girl" c.1965 is a color pastel on paper by Ecuadorian artist Arturo Nieto Checa, 1933-1995 It is signed at the lower right corner by...

A truly wonderful and extremely rare limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Junichiro Sekino This print of a pensive young girl dressed in a poncho and hat (likely in Mexico or Central/ South America) is hand pencil signed, sealed/ stamped in red, and numbered (appears to be 12/98 or 19/98) by Sekino. The image features a uniquely sparse composition and rich vibrant colors - very representative of the country this was likely initially conceived in. An exquisite and very rare/hard-to-find work. We have not seen this particular image ever come to the marketplace. Junichiro Sekino was largely considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th-century master print artists. Both were prominent leaders of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Sekino's works can be found in many museums including: The Museum of Modern Art, N. Y., the Art Institute Chicago, the Museum of fine Art, Boston, the British Museum, and the Portland Art Museum among many other fine museums throughout the world. Would be a fantastic addition to any modern Japanese print...