VTG 1957 HP MEXICAN WHIMSICAL TIN RETABLO: MAN FINDS WAY TO WATCH TV GIRLIE SHOW for Sale

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VTG 1957 HP MEXICAN WHIMSICAL TIN RETABLO: MAN FINDS WAY TO WATCH TV GIRLIE SHOW For Sale

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VTG 1957 HP MEXICAN WHIMSICAL TIN RETABLO: MAN FINDS WAY TO WATCH TV GIRLIE SHOW:
$48.99

FROM PUEBLA, MEXICO: RAREEXAMPLE OF MEXICAN FOLK ART from \"MACHISMO ERA\" of the 1950\'s!
VINTAGE LARGE SIZE 9\"x7\" WHIMSICAL HAND-PAINTED TIN MEXICAN RETABLO, DATED 1957;SIGNED BY RETABLERO.
THIS WHIMSICAL \"MACHISMO ERA\" VINTAGE RETABLO is FEATURING A MAN RELAXING IN AN ARMCHAIR WITH A SIGAR and ENJOYING A GIRLY SHOW on TV WITH A HUGE GRIN ON HIS FACE, WHILE HIS WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW ARE TIED UP SITTING ON A BENCH.
IN THE TEXT,THE MAN NAMED ARTEMIO GONZALES EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE to SAN RAMON for HELPING HIM FIND A WAY TO OVERPOWER HIS WIFE AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW (WHOM HE HATES) TO BE ABLE TO WATCH ON TV WHATEVER HE WANTS. Dated: Puebla 1957
This a highly detailed folk painting in the typical style of the 1950\'s, featuring an interior decorated in the style of the 1950\'s, with an old-fashioned chair & TV set . San Ramon appears on the right side of the painting.
There is a hole provided for hanging on the wall.

The rare piece is in vintage condition due to age; there is expected superficial spots of lost paint as well as multiple scratches and imperfections on the surface; back side looks good with only some spots. The piece is nicely preserved.

A NOTE of HISTORY OF RETABLO FOLK ART:Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lamina,” which refer to their purpose. The painting of religious images to give thanks for a miracle or favor received, is part of a long tradition started in Europe. The form that most votive paintings take from the colonial period to the presentwas brought to Mexico by the Spanish. As in Europe, votive paintings began as static images of saints or other religious figures which were then donated to a church. Later, narrative images, telling the personal story of a miracle or favor received appeared. These paintings were first produced by the wealthy and often on canvas; also on wood; however, as sheets of tin became affordable, lower classes began to have these painted on this medium.The narrative version on metal sheets is now the traditional and representative form of votive paintings. Though some ex votos have been painted by the person receiving the miracle, most are made byretableros: commissioned artistswho interpret people\'s stories and produce these tokens of appreciation to be placed/hung on church walls or shrines, reinforcing the owner\'s devotion and gratitude.These lovely miracle paintings are in fact advertisements of the power and mercy of the saints.Due their proliferation, especially in the 18th and 19th century, many older votive paintings have left the places they were deposited and found their way into public and private collections.The collecting of tin retablos was begun by Mexican artistDiego Rivera, whose work, along with those of a number of other painters past and present, has been influenced by them.(See last photo, showing Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera\'s collection of vintage and antique retablos, on display at Casa Museo Frida Kahlo in Mexico City)

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