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THBMexican Ex Voto with Three Kings - Dated 1936
Lot 168d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Latin America, Mexico, dated October of 1936. Painted on heavy gauge tin, this ex-voto depicts a two gentlemen beside the sickbed of a woman. To the left are Los Tres Reyes (the Three Kings) crowned and donning regal vestments floating upon a cloud of the celestial realm. All takes place in a humble interior with wooden beams on the ceiling above and a wooden floor (demonstrating a valiant attempt at linear perspective) and a lovely landscape painting in a gold frame on the back wall. The translation is somewhat difficult to make out entirely, however it translates in part, "For this (my presence) I give thanks to the Holy Kings who … Cajitillar (?) for a miracle that they granted me … in October 1936. Guadalupe Mejia (?)" Size: 10" W x 7" H (25.4 cm x 17.8 cm); 12.875" W x 10" H (32.7 cm x 25.4 cm) framed
Ex-votos are little story paintings indicative of healing or blessing popular in Mexican visual culture. This tradition was inspired by the Greeks and was brought to the New World by the Spaniards. These votive paintings were hung in a church or placed adjacent to an image in order to celebrate and give thanks for the recovery of the donor from an illness or dangerous situation. In essence, ex-votos represent the spiritual or physical gains received by the donor. These paintings include hand painted passages that relate the details of the cure or the rescue. Typically, however, this commentary is replete with regional dialect and almost impossible to translate. Nevertheless, if you are familiar with the Spanish language, you will probably get the gist of these anecdotal paintings.
Provenance: The Estates of Olen Bryant and late Vanderbilt University art professor Thomas Brumbaugh, Clarksville/Cottontown, Tennessee, USA
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#146775Two tiny perforations at top center. Normal creases/dents and surface wear with scuffs and abrasions, but imagery is still vivid. Inscription is a bit difficult to discern, but the date is clear and the gist of the narrative can be inferred. Label on verso with partial translation.Condition
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