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New Mexican Polychrome Wood Bulto Depicting Christo Crucificado, Attributed to Rafael Aragon, circa 1840
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- wood
pinewood, gesso, water-soluble paints.
Provenance
Dr. Nolie Mumey Collection, Denver CO (sold by the May Company, St. Louis, circa 1967)
Private Wyoming Collection
Hansen Gallery, Denver CO
Mr. and Mrs. Al Luckett, Jr. Collection, New Mexico
Sold Sotheby's New York, January 1998, lot 101
Mark Birner Collection, Denver CO, acquired from the above
Private Wyoming Collection
Hansen Gallery, Denver CO
Mr. and Mrs. Al Luckett, Jr. Collection, New Mexico
Sold Sotheby's New York, January 1998, lot 101
Mark Birner Collection, Denver CO, acquired from the above
Literature
Palmer and Pierce, 1992, p. 113, illustrated.
Catalogue Note
In personal correspondence from November 1997 Father Thomas Steele noted the following regarding this lot: "...is spectacular - wonderful patterns of 3's and 5's; and with all the blood, the grandeur and repose of the noble head and countenance indicate Rafael Aragon's mastery."
Reference: Wroth, 1982, pp. 130-131.