Frank Brito, Sr.
San Pasqual.
Frank Brito, Sr.
(1922-2004).
c. 1990. Signed and titled.
Carved and painted wood.
Excellent condition.
11" x 5" x 5".
Provenance: Purchased from Rey Montez Gallery, Santa Fe, NM in 1999.
Est. $1,000-2,000. Ship: $45

This bultos/ santos - three dimensional carving of saints was appraised by Rey Montez in August 2021 for sale in the Santa Fe Spanish art market at $2,000.
Brito's work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of American Folk Art, The Museum of International Folk Art and the Albuquerque Museum.
Brito was a plumber and plasterer who began to carved at a young age making paint brushes from the eyelashes of pigs and horses.
San Pasqual San Pasqual was a simple Franciscan monk devoted to the Holy Eucharist.
He was assigned duties in the monastery's kitchen.