Description: THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE WAS PERSONALLY PURCHASED BY ME DIRECTLY FROM ISIDORO CRUZ AT HIS HOME WORKSHOP IN SAN MARTIN TILCAJETE, OAXACA, MEXICO NEARLY THIRTY (30) YEARS AGO! AT THAT TIME, I BECAME IMPASSIONED ABOUT OAXACAN ART AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND COLLECT WONDERFUL PIECES OF OAXACAN CARVINGS FROM THE MASTER CARVERS OF THAT ERA. THIS IS A VERY EARLY CARVING AND, AS SUCH, RARELY, IF EVER, BECOME AVAILABLE TO SEE OR COLLECT. ISIDORO CRUZ IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE INITIAL MASTER CARVERS OF THIS ART FORM. I KNEW HIM PERSONALLY AND VISITED WITH HIM QUITE OFTEN WHEN I PURCHASED THESE PIECES MANY YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME AND EVEN NOW, HIS EARLY PIECES WERE QUITE UNIQUE FROM THE OTHER ARTISTS FROM SAN MARTIN, BOTH IN SUBJECT MATTER AND HIS USE OF NATURAL DYES AND PAINTS. GENERALLY, HIS PIECES ARE ALSO SIMPLE BUT VERY EXPRESSIVE, LIKE THE PIECE BEING OFFERED. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, ALL MY PIECES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY STORED IN AN AIR CONDITIONED, LIGHT-FREE ENVIRONMENT. THEY ARE IN THE SAME EXACT CONDITION AS ON THE DAY THEY WERE DISCOVERED AND PURCHASED. THESE PIECES WOULD BE A VERY UNIQUE ADDITION TO ANY SERIOUS COLLECTION OF OXACAN CARVINGS FROM MASTER CARVERS. THIS IS ONE OF ISIDORO CRUZ'S PIECES DISPLAYING THE NATURAL LOCAL COPAL WOOD. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK BEFORE BIDDING. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL PIECES ARE CARFULLY PACKED AND MAILED FULLY INSURED.
Price: 3750 USD
Location: Metairie, Louisiana
End Time: 2024-08-30T15:07:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: 39.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Featured Refinements: Oaxacan Wood Carving
