Manuel Jiminez (1919-2005) & Isaias Jimenez (B.1961) Alebrije Serigraph, 'Borrego'

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Framed silkscreen print in colors on paper, "Borrego (Ram)," pencil signed lower right Manuel Jimenez (Manuel Jimenez Ramirez, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1919-2005) and Isaias Jimenez (Isaias Jimenez Ramirez, Oaxaca, Mexico, b.1961), numbered P/ A (prueba de artista), titled lower center, not examined out of frame, slight undulation to sheet near lower margin, sight: approx 24.5"h, 16"w, overall: approx 31.5"h, 23"w, 7.5lbs Provenance: The inventory of a New Mexican devotional art dealer Note: Manuel Jimenez Ramirez (1919-2005) is most notable for his carved and painted wood "alebrije" figures, and is often cited as creating the Oaxacan version of this Mexican Folk Art tradition. His sons Isaias Jimenez Ramirez (b.1961) and Angelico Jimenez Ramirez (b.1954) have carried on their father's artistic vision through their own creative works.