VTG c. 1935 HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO VIRGEN DE SOLEDAD IMPROVES FRIDA KAHLO HEALTH for Sale

VTG c. 1935 HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO VIRGEN DE SOLEDAD IMPROVES FRIDA KAHLO HEALTH For Sale

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VTG c. 1935 HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO VIRGEN DE SOLEDAD IMPROVES FRIDA KAHLO HEALTH:
$58.50

FROM PUEBLA, MEXICO:FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF MEXICAN FOLK ART! #52
VINTAGE (c. 1935) LARGE SIZE 9 1/4\"x7\" HAND-PAINTED TIN MEXICAN RETABLO (EX VOTO),SIGNED BY RETABLERO.
THIS VINTAGE RETABLO is FEATURING A PORTRAIT OF FAMOUS MEXICAN ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954) IN HER GARDEN WITH PARROTS, with VIRGEN DE SOLEDAD appearing IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAINTING.
TEXT (loosely translated from Spanish):JOAQUINA ROMERO THANKS WITH MUCH FERVOR VIRGEN DE LA SOLEDAD WITH THIS RETABLO FOR THAT HER PATRONESS ARTIST FRIDA FEELS BETTER AND ENJOYS TIME WITH HER BIRDS . MEXICO, 19...**While the date is unclear, when we read Frida Kahlo\'s biography, we know that her health was declining starting 1934 and then temporarily improved. So it is safe to assume that this retablo was ordered around 1935.
This a highly detailed folk painting, featuring - immediately recognizable - portrait of the major Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, with her hear covered with a mantilla, playing with her parrots in the garden, with the image of Virgen de la Soledad appearing in the right side of the folk painting.
There is a hole provided for hanging on the wall.

The rare piece is in vintage condition; there are superficial imperfections, losses of paint and rust on the surface ; major rusting on the back side. The piece is a bit fragile due to rust.

A NOTE of HISTORY OF RETABLO FOLK ART:Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lamina,” which refer to their purpose. The painting of religious images to give thanks for a miracle or favor received, is part of a long tradition started in Europe. The form that most votive paintings take from the colonial period to the presentwas brought to Mexico by the Spanish. As in Europe, votive paintings began as static images of saints or other religious figures which were then donated to a church. Later, narrative images, telling the personal story of a miracle or favor received appeared. These paintings were first produced by the wealthy and often on canvas; also on wood; however, as sheets of tin became affordable, lower classes began to have these painted on this medium.The narrative version on metal sheets is now the traditional and representative form of votive paintings. Though some ex votos have been painted by the person receiving the miracle, most are made byretableros: commissioned artistswho interpret people\'s stories and produce these tokens of appreciation to be placed/hung on church walls or shrines, reinforcing the owner\'s devotion and gratitude.These lovely miracle paintings are in fact advertisements of the power and mercy of the saints.Due their proliferation, especially in the 18th and 19th century, many older votive paintings have left the places they were deposited and found their way into public and private collections.The collecting of tin retablos was begun by Mexican artistDiego Rivera, whose work, along with those of a number of other painters past and present, has been influenced by them.(See last photo showing collection of retablos in the Museum of Frida Kahlo in Mexico City - \"Casa Azul\")

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