Immaculate Conception Santos

Immaculate Conception Santos
Carved from a single piece of hardwood, the female figure with flowing stylized hair, hands clasped in prayer, draped in long robes, applied with gesso and traces of crimson and dark blue paint. 21 1/2"H
Condition: buk-buk damage to back of head, lacking big toe on one foot, damage to other big toe, crack and loss to verso, painted surface with losses. Provenance: The Mr. & Mrs. Lester Andelson Collection Exhibition: The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, February 9, 1981. Literature: Philippine Religious Imagery, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, 1963, pp.86