VINTAGE OAXACAN ALEBRIJE FANTASY GRASSHOPPER MAN WOOD CARVING MEXICAN FOLK ART
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:48695675 | Culture: Mexican |
| Featured Refinements: Alebrije Folk Art |
VINTAGE OAXACAN ALEBRIJE FANTASY GRASSHOPPER MAN WOOD CARVING MEXICAN FOLK ART. Condition is "Used".
This fantasy grasshopper has had one leg carefully glued together after it split. Please see the photo detail to make sure you will be happy with the condition.
I purchased this crazy grasshopper man in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2003. It is signed by the artist Poblete. This grasshopper is brightly colored with thick raised paint making its texture amazing. The green curly hair... makes it even more striking. It was carved to lay in an usual way. It is a nice medium-sized piece - perfect to display anywhere. I really appreciated this unusual piece in my collection.
Dimensions: Length 11.5 in / 29 cm Width 5 in / 13 cm Height 7 in / 18 cm Materials: Copal wood, Acrylic paint.
I am selling my personal alebrije collection. I purchased my pieces in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2003 - many were purchased from the artists at their home studios. Alebrijes are vividly colored animals are usually carved from one piece of Copal wood that only grows in Mexico and then painstakingly painted with great detail using acrylic paints.
This fantasy grasshopper has had one leg carefully glued together after it split. Please see the photo detail to make sure you will be happy with the condition.
I purchased this crazy grasshopper man in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2003. It is signed by the artist Poblete. This grasshopper is brightly colored with thick raised paint making its texture amazing. The green curly hair... makes it even more striking. It was carved to lay in an usual way. It is a nice medium-sized piece - perfect to display anywhere. I really appreciated this unusual piece in my collection.
Dimensions: Length 11.5 in / 29 cm Width 5 in / 13 cm Height 7 in / 18 cm Materials: Copal wood, Acrylic paint.
I am selling my personal alebrije collection. I purchased my pieces in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2003 - many were purchased from the artists at their home studios. Alebrijes are vividly colored animals are usually carved from one piece of Copal wood that only grows in Mexico and then painstakingly painted with great detail using acrylic paints.
