April 17, 2024
ALCALA, Trio of Primitive Folk Art oil paintings Adam & Eve, Manner of Rousseau
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ALCALA (Latin American). Trio of Mid century Folk Art Primitive oil paintings from the estate of Magda Gabor (Trustee Zsa Zsa Gabor) sold at Ames Auctions in 1998 with auction estimate of $300 to $450 plus buyer's premium (see photos 6, 7 and 8). They were unframed at that time and have since been framed in heavy frames. Trio of fantasy Folk Art paintings in the tradition of Rousseau (only one is signed): 1. Eve and the snake (Adam is over on the right hand side), 19-1/2" x 23-1/2" sight size oil on panel (framed size: 21-1/2" x 25-1/2") unsigned; 2. Animals, 19-1/2" x 23-1/2" sight size oil on panel (framed size: 21-1/2" x 25-1/2", signed lower right area: Alcala, Mexico; 3. Adam and Eve, 19-1/2" x 23-1/2" oil on panel (framed size: 21-1/2" x 25-1/2") unsigned. We're letting the bidders decide what they want to pay, No Reserve! The frames are quite heavy and thick and we'll have to box each painting in a separate box.The information we have about the artist is that he was from the state of Jalisco in the Northwest of Mexico and specialized in primitive paintings in the tradition of Rousseau. His fantasy landscapes, visions of paradise with their jewel-like birds and butterflies, their legendary animals, are considered by the leading critics of Europe and America to be primitive art at its imaginative finest. The artist was self-taught
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