1930s Spanish Colonial Rancho Style Framed Painted Mexican Tiles

Description

Rancho style 1930s or 40s hand painted scenic tiles set in a charming hand carved and polychrome wood frame. Tile … more Rancho style 1930s or 40s hand painted scenic tiles set in a charming hand carved and polychrome wood frame. Tile "blanks" are English porcelain, which allows the Mexican artist here to paint in fine detail. The charming subject is a Spanish Colonial church framed by tree foliage and seen from across a hillside village, with its jumble of stucco buildings, terra-cotta roof tops and architectural details like the corner Juliet balcony & decorative stone facade. Color palette is the vibrant pink of the church's stucco, warm terra-cotta and sun washed pink of the artisan tile roofs, leafy green and hints of brightly hued blue and green painted homes. Frame shows paint loss to the polychrome areas and rustic carving--not intended to be perfect! Traces of the old backing paper are present but tiles are held in place (not perfectly) by mounting nails. less