Lot #1352: FRANCISCO TOLEDO - Sin título - Ink drawing on handmade amate (tree bark) paper

 

Artist: Francisco Toledo (Mexican, 1940-2019).
Title: "Sin título".
Medium: Ink drawing on handmade amate (tree bark) paper.
Date: Composed c2010.
Dimensions: Overall size: 6 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (171 x 206 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $750
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,000/1,200
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed in ink, lower right. Drawn on handmade amate (tree bark) paper. Very good to fine condition. The scattered darker areas of the work are not imperfections; they are an intregal part of the paper upon which the work is created. Provenance: Private collection, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Comment(s): Francisco Benjamín López Toledo is arguably one of Mexico's most famous artists. He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Oaxaca and the Centro Superior de Artes Aplicadas del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico, where he studied graphic arts with Guillermo Silva Santamaria. Image copyright © The Estate of Francisco Toledo. [30694-1-750-NA]