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Unique "Foto-Esculturas": assemble of hand carved painted wood and photography
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This listing consists of four different "Fotoesculturas" hand-carved wooden framed busts with highly detailed carved and painted garment pieces, accompanied by enlarged black and white or hand-painted photographs. The photos depicted in most cases, deceased family members. These pieces were commissioned from a collective workshop of artisans from early 1920 till late 1970 and were ubiquitous in Mexican middle-class family mantel pieces. These original objects were manufactured to remember relatives by keeping alive their memory and presence for all family members to see in a visible place of the home, a kind of “eternal life” 3-D object filled with significance and aesthetic sensitivity. It is important to note that these workshops are long gone and complete Fotoesculturas in good shape are getting harder to get by.
- Dimensions:Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Width: 9.85 in (25 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1940
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. The wood has been re-varnished, and the glass is new. Three pieces have the same measurements, but the one that is different measures: 6 cms. Depth x 23 cms Width x 28 cms. Height.
- Seller Location:Mexico, MX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3193140342402
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