2120
Francisco Toledo
1940-2019
Prawns
Mixed media on handmade paper
Signed in pencil lower right: Toledo; with the butterfly ink stamp, verso
Image/Sheet: 28.5" H x 22.5" W
Estimate: $500 - $700
Starting Bid: $250
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Provenance: Arte Papel Vista Hermosa, San Augustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes: Taller Arte Papel Vista Hermosa is a paper mill located in San Agustin Etla. It was founded by Francisco Toledo in 1998 in a former hydroelectric plant. This paper workshop was a way to connect the local community with the ways of creating paper sustainably, with the use of renewable resources. Paper kites, jewelry, notebooks, and bags, were just some of the few paper items created at Taller Arte Papel Vista Hermosa. Funds raised at the workshop are used to reinvest in "reforestation, nurseries, and cultural and educational programs." Taller Arte Papel Vista Hermosa is an important space that aimed "to give back to the community and environment."
Condition: Overall good condition. Occasional specks of grime commensurate with age. Surface soiling near the upper section, at center. Very minor unobtrusive rubbing at the center, with attendant pigment loss. The paper is slightly puckered down the center and across the middle due to the mounting process. Frame floating and mounted to the back mat. Not examined out of the frame.

Framed under Plexiglas: 36.5" H x 30.625" W x 1.75" D


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