Santos Retablos

1935/1942

Maude Valle

Associated Names
Maude Valle

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a depiction of a person standing at the center. The person is upright with their face slightly turned to the viewer's left. They have closed eyes and a slight smile. The person wears a long robe with vertical stripes in red and brown, with a feather decoration on their head. They hold a circular object in their left hand and a palm-like object in their right hand. A radiant halo surrounds their head. The background includes abstract patterns and faint crosses and mound-like shapes on the right. The painting is framed and set against a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.5 x 28.1 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Left: 10 1/8"; right: 9 1/2"; top 7 1/4"; Bottom: 7 3/8"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6837

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Reproduction by Maude Richmond- / Fiorentino-Valle.

Wikidata ID

Q64608771

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