Agapito Labios (Mexico,1898-1996) oil painting
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ARTIST: Agapito Labios (Mexican, 1898 - 1996)
TITLE: Girl in Kitchen - Ofelia
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Few patches. Small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame.
ART SIZE: 24 x 18 inches / 60 x 45 cm
FRAME SIZE: 26 x 21 inches / 66 x 53 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
NAME VARIANTS: Agipito Labios
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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SKU#: 128006
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BIOGRAPHY:
Agapito Labios was born Agapito Engel Cifuentes in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico in September of 1898. He took an active part in the Mexican Revolution and was put in prison. There he started painting the cell wall. The mayor of the town saw his paintings, liked them, and ordered him to paint his two little girls. Thus his artistic career began.Labios was a self taught artist and made his living doing portraits - painting his children in the primitive Mexican style. He started selling on Sundays in the Lagunilla (the thieves market) and immediately his fame began to grow. He later had a shop called Mercado de Artesanias at La Ciudadela in Mexico City.
TITLE: Girl in Kitchen - Ofelia
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Few patches. Small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame.
ART SIZE: 24 x 18 inches / 60 x 45 cm
FRAME SIZE: 26 x 21 inches / 66 x 53 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
NAME VARIANTS: Agipito Labios
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US
SKU#: 128006
US Shipping $75 + insurance.
BIOGRAPHY:
Agapito Labios was born Agapito Engel Cifuentes in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico in September of 1898. He took an active part in the Mexican Revolution and was put in prison. There he started painting the cell wall. The mayor of the town saw his paintings, liked them, and ordered him to paint his two little girls. Thus his artistic career began.Labios was a self taught artist and made his living doing portraits - painting his children in the primitive Mexican style. He started selling on Sundays in the Lagunilla (the thieves market) and immediately his fame began to grow. He later had a shop called Mercado de Artesanias at La Ciudadela in Mexico City.
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Agapito Labios (Mexico,1898-1996) oil painting
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