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Original Decorative Painting by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo – Birds and Thistles

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Circa 1970, we offer this A delicate hand-painted decorative composition by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo, one of the most celebrated Mexican artists and designers of the 20th century. Created circa 1970, the work depicts two stylized birds facing one another beneath an elegant arrangement of flowering thistles, a recurring motif within the artist’s visual language, where nature, ornamentation, and design merge in perfect harmony. Executed with Rangel Hidalgo’s characteristic graphic sensibility, the piece is distinguished by its refined balance of composition, warm earthy tones, and meticulous attention to detail. The stylized forms of the birds and botanical elements reflect influences from Mexican folk art, colonial decorative traditions, and naturalist illustration, all reinterpreted through the artist’s uniquely sophisticated aesthetic. The painting embodies the timeless quality that established Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo as a leading figure in Mexican decorative arts. Internationally recognized for his illustrations, designs, and compositions inspired by Mexico’s flora and fauna, his work is represented in important public and private collections and remains highly sought after by collectors of modern Mexican art and 20th-century design. A highly decorative and collectible work that beautifully reflects the artistic sensitivity, compositional mastery, and unmistakable style that made Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo one of the most distinctive voices in Mexican art of the last century. Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo (1923-2000) was a Mexican artist, graphic designer and artisan best known for his series of Christmas cards produced for UNICEF in the 1960s, as well as known in Mexico for his furniture designs and promotion of traditional handcrafts. Rangel lived and worked during his life at his childhood home called Nogueras Hacienda. When he died, he donated the property and his large collection of Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition ceramics to University of Colima, which converted into a research center, which includes a museum dedicated to Rangel's works and collections.
  • Creator:
    Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wood
  • Place of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Period:
    1960-1969
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Mexico City, MX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4252250578562