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Classic New Mexican Polychrome Wood Retablo
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
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composed of a hand-adzed board, finely painted with a depiction of Our Lady of Refuge, wearing a cape and crown, holding her child and a branch, the figures encircled by a radiant oval medallion; attributed to Jose Rafael Aragon (d. 1862).
Provenance
Marie Romaro Cash
Christopher Sesler Gallery
Private Collection, 1995-present
Literature
Marie Romaro Cash, Santon: Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches, University Press Colorado, 1999, color plate 10.
Condition
The board has been cleaned and there has been minor restoration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a discussion of the artist see Larry Frank, New Kingdom of the Saints, 1992, p. 200: "Jose Rafael Aragon (referred to as Rafael Aragon) worked for some forty years as a productive santero, from approximately 1820-1862. His career spanned much of the truly creative period of santo-making, and with his death in 1862 the classic period of this art came to an end."