Late 19th c. Signed Memento Mori Painting c.1883

Untitled. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed with stamp "Pat. Oct. 7, '84". This piece has retained its original finish. CONDITION: Good-Fair. Wear consistent with age and use. Several ...

Oil on canvas. 19th-early 20th century Unsigned. Unframed. CONDITION: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Loss of paint on the lower left corner. Large indented area on left side.

ABOUT An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Oil paint on tin. Subject unknown. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in. HISTORY Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career. These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...

ABOUT An original oil on canvas painting of a bearded gentleman. Signed on back on upper frame. The artwork is unframed and has maintained its color with the appropriate wear consis...

ABOUT A 19th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman. Unsigned. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil on Canvas. Unframed. ...

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