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Beautiful large José María de Servín Painting of Stylized Cello Player

About the Item

José María de Servin was born in La Piedad, Michoacán in central Mexico in 1917. As a small child, he moved with his family to Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico. He studied painting in Guadalajara and became a distinguished member of the “Young Painters of Jalisco” Group. He was very attracted to Mural painting, a very strong artistic current in Mexico at the time commissioned for many government and public buildings. José María de Servin collaborated with the famous Muralist José Clemente Orozco in works of the Legislative Palace of Guadalajara, Jalisco. His mural productions were important and numerous, many in partnership with his brothers Antonio and Miguel. Besides his mural painting activity, he produced religious pictures that were very well accepted in Europe. De Servín also taught summer art courses for 15 years at the University of Arizona. He created a lot of whimsical decorative artworks on burlap that portray all sorts of topics and characters from Mexican life, with a very colorful palette in a somewhat stylized/cubist style. The framed piece we are offering is quite uncommon for its length and vertical format.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 53.15 in (135 cm)Width: 22.84 in (58 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. There is some wear on parts of the fabric mainly on the edges, not altering the overall look of the artwork (detailed photos attached). The colors are vivid although there has been some fading over time. Only the frame was cleaned and retouched.
  • Seller Location:
    Mexico, MX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3193137793832
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