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Ex Voto Retablo

Four Contemporary Mexican "Racy" Ex-Voto Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis
Four Contemporary Mexican "Racy" Ex-Voto Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Four Contemporary Mexican "Racy" Ex-Voto Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

A set of four contemporary Mexican racy / risque / taboo ex-voto / retablos attributed to Alfredo

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

Materials

Tin, Enamel

Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Catholic Saint 1800s
Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Catholic Saint 1800s

Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Catholic Saint 1800s

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Metal, Tin

Set of Four Risque "Underworld" Ex-Votos Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis
Set of Four Risque "Underworld" Ex-Votos Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Set of Four Risque "Underworld" Ex-Votos Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

A cool set of four risque / taboo / humorous "Underworld" ex-votos / retablos attributed to Alfredo

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

Materials

Enamel, Tin

Mexican Ex-Voto Retablo Painting, Dated 1960, Harvest Prayer to the Holy Cross
Mexican Ex-Voto Retablo Painting, Dated 1960, Harvest Prayer to the Holy Cross

Mexican Ex-Voto Retablo Painting, Dated 1960, Harvest Prayer to the Holy Cross

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Mexican Ex-Voto Retablo Painting, Dated 1960, Harvest Prayer to the Holy Cross A poignant and

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Tin

A Set of Five Risque / Taboo Ex-Votos (Retablos) Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis
A Set of Five Risque / Taboo Ex-Votos (Retablos) Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

A Set of Five Risque / Taboo Ex-Votos (Retablos) Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

A nice set of five risque / taboo Ex-Votos (Retablos) attributed to Alfredo Vilchis, circa 2010. A

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

Materials

Enamel, Tin

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Angel Michael in Hell, 1800s
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Angel Michael in Hell, 1800s

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Angel Michael in Hell, 1800s

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Catholic Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Metal, Tin

A Set of Five Mexican Ex-Votos / Retablos) Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis
A Set of Five Mexican Ex-Votos / Retablos) Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

A Set of Five Mexican Ex-Votos / Retablos) Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

A cool set of five Mexican ex-votos (retablos) ("Neighborhood Miracles") attributed to Alfredo

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

Materials

Enamel, Tin

Set of Four Risque Contemporary Ex-Vatos / Retablos the Style of Alfredo Vilchis
Set of Four Risque Contemporary Ex-Vatos / Retablos the Style of Alfredo Vilchis

Set of Four Risque Contemporary Ex-Vatos / Retablos the Style of Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

on tin panels in a traditional "naïve" folk art style. While classical ex-votos (retablos) typically

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

Materials

Enamel, Tin

19th Century Original Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin
19th Century Original Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin

19th Century Original Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

his leg Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or

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Antique 1870s Mexican Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Risque "Urban Miracles" Mexican Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis
Set of 4 Risque "Urban Miracles" Mexican Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Set of 4 Risque "Urban Miracles" Mexican Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

2010. An audaciously humorous and culturally rich collection of four contemporary Mexican ex-votos

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

Materials

Enamel, Tin

Collection of Mexican Prayer Plaques "Retablos Ex-Votos" from 1950s and 1960s
Collection of Mexican Prayer Plaques "Retablos Ex-Votos" from 1950s and 1960s

Collection of Mexican Prayer Plaques "Retablos Ex-Votos" from 1950s and 1960s

Located in North Miami, FL

This is an amazing and important collection of 8 plaques (7 tin metal and one in wood) that have been hand painted by Catholic religious devotees in gratitude to either Christ, Virgi...

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Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Drawings

Materials

Tin

Late 19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Late 19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880

Late 19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880

$575Sale Price|34% Off

H 14 in W 10 in D 0.2 in

Late 19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880

Located in San Francisco, CA

some semblance to retablos, 'ex-votos' are devotional paintings on canvas or tin which offer thanks to

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

Late 19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880
Late 19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880

Late 19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880

$575Sale Price|34% Off

H 14 in W 10 in D 0.2 in

Late 19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880

Located in San Francisco, CA

some semblance to retablos, 'ex-votos' are devotional paintings on canvas or tin which offer thanks to

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

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Tin

Five Erotic, Humorous, Taboo Mexican Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis
Five Erotic, Humorous, Taboo Mexican Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Five Erotic, Humorous, Taboo Mexican Retablos Attributed to Alfredo Vilchis

Located in San Diego, CA

2010. A remarkable collection of contemporary Mexican ex-votos, or "retablos," attributed to the

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Signs

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Enamel, Tin

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A Good Early 19th Century Ex-Voto Retablo Painting
A Good Early 19th Century Ex-Voto Retablo Painting

A Good Early 19th Century Ex-Voto Retablo Painting

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H 10 in W 14 in D 0.01 in

A Good Early 19th Century Ex-Voto Retablo Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

This extremely fine and rare 19th century ex-voto is dedicated to Santa Rita de Casia, levitating

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel
Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel

Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel

Located in Forney, TX

A framed vintage oil on tin ex-voto retablo Arcangel San Miguel, Spanish Colonial Mexican religious

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Tin

Correia Art Glass Bottle Vase, Signed, Numbered, Artist Proof, James Caswell
Correia Art Glass Bottle Vase, Signed, Numbered, Artist Proof, James Caswell

Correia Art Glass Bottle Vase, Signed, Numbered, Artist Proof, James Caswell

By Correia Art Glass

Located in Buffalo, NY

amassing the important Historia Collection of Spanish Colonial art, folk art, Mexican retablos and ex-votos

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Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Bottles

Materials

Art Glass

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful early to mid-20th century Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting

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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Metal

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Saint Francis, 1800s
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Saint Francis, 1800s

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Saint Francis, 1800s

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Metal, Tin

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Jesus Angel Saint 1800s
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Jesus Angel Saint 1800s

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Jesus Angel Saint 1800s

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel
Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel

Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel

Located in Forney, TX

A framed vintage oil on tin ex-voto retablo Arcangel San Miguel, Spanish Colonial Mexican religious

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Tin

Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin
Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin

Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin

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H 14.57 in W 9.06 in D 0.2 in

Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose

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Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Tin

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

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H 7.09 in W 19.69 in D 0.12 in

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose, place often found, or

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Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Paintings

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Tin

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

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H 13.39 in W 9.06 in D 0.12 in

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose, place often found, or material from which

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Vintage 1930s Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

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H 7.09 in W 10.04 in D 0.2 in

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose, place

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Vintage 1930s Mexican Folk Art Religious Items

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Tin

19th Century Fantastic Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
19th Century Fantastic Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

19th Century Fantastic Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

good October 19, 1870. Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto

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Vintage 1930s Mexican Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Antique Mexican Retablo "Our Lady of Sorrow"
Antique Mexican Retablo "Our Lady of Sorrow"

Antique Mexican Retablo "Our Lady of Sorrow"

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Bearing some semblance to retablos, 'ex-votos' are devotional paintings on canvas or tin which offer

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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880

19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880

Located in San Francisco, CA

, is invoked for protection against temptations and want. Bearing some semblance to retablos, 'ex

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880

19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880

Located in San Francisco, CA

, is invoked for protection against temptations and want. Bearing some semblance to retablos, 'ex

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

Antique Mexican Retablo Exvoto, Oil on Tin, Folk Art, 1936
Antique Mexican Retablo Exvoto, Oil on Tin, Folk Art, 1936

Antique Mexican Retablo Exvoto, Oil on Tin, Folk Art, 1936

Located in Toronto, CA

Beautiful Mexican retablo or ex voto, painted in 1936, describing a mother giving thanks to the

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Vintage 1930s Mexican Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Tin

19th C. Spanish Colonial Oil on Tin Retabalo Painting Saint Joseph Christ Child
19th C. Spanish Colonial Oil on Tin Retabalo Painting Saint Joseph Christ Child

19th C. Spanish Colonial Oil on Tin Retabalo Painting Saint Joseph Christ Child

Located in Forney, TX

, accretions, losses, rough creased corners. --- Ex-voto votive offering retablo devotional image, icon

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Tin

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Ex Voto Retablo For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the ex voto retablo you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An ex voto retablo — often made from metal, tin and paint — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an ex voto retablo — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right ex voto retablo, those designed in folk art styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Ex Voto Retablo?

Prices for an ex voto retablo can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $650 and can go as high as $3,200, while the average can fetch as much as $1,103.

A Close Look at Folk Art Furniture

Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.

Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.

Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.