Magnificent FRANCISCO TOLEDO Signed c. 1965 Watercolor PROVENANCE: Saidenberg Gallery, New York, NY Start Price USD 9,750.00 Current Price USD 9,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 27, 2008 End Time Monday, October 27, 2008 Location Los Angeles See more about 'Magnificent FRANCISCO TOLEDO Signed c. 1965 Watercolor' Description     Magnificent FRANCISCO TOLEDO Signed c. 1965 Watercolor       Click to view supersized image This is a magnificent original signed museum quality watercolor on paper painting by internationally acclaimed Latin American artist FRANCISCO TOLEDO (Mexican, b. 1940), circa 1965.   Francisco Benjamín López Toledo is the most important living Mexican artist. He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Oaxaca and the Centro Superior de Artes Aplicadas del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico, where he studied graphic arts with Guillermo Silva Santamaria. His social and cultural concerns about his home state led to his participation in the establishment of an important art library at the IAGO, and his involvement in the founding of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO), the Patronato Pro-Defensa y Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural de Oaxaca, a library for the blind, a photographic center, and the Eduardo Mata Music Library to name a few of his projects. Toledo's outstanding creativity has been expressed in pottery, sculpture, weaving, graphic arts, and paintings. He has had exhibitions in Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Spain, Belgium, France, Japan, Sweden and the United States, as well as numerous other countries. Toledo is simultaneously an exceptional artist and a patron and guardian of the arts and the crafts and architectural heritage of his state of Oaxaca. For his social and cultural commitment to the development of his home state, he received the Mexican National Prize (1998), the Prince Claus Award (2000) and the Right Livelihood Award (2005).   This spectacular watercolor is entitled “Poissonniere” and is signed in pencil by the artist on the front lower right “Toledo”. It measures 9 ¼” x 12” and is matted and framed in its original frame for a total size of 15 ½” x 17 ¾”. PROVENANCE: Saidenberg Gallery, 1035 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.; their original label affixed to the frame verso. Authenticity is GUARANTEED. A gouache on paper painting by Toledo sold at auction recently for $220,000. (Christie’s, New York, 5/31/2007). Gallery retail prices are always much higher. Please scroll down on the item description to view additional photographs. Payment is due within 7 days. Please view my other auctions and ebay store for additional museum quality fine art and collectibles, including other important Latin American art.   Payment       I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal Money Order Personal Check Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image     FREE image hosting (includingsupersized) with Vendio Sales Manager.    Listing automation and FREE scheduled listings by Vendio. Free counters provided by Vendio Place a Bid!