Momentous Occasions Fine Auction
Sun, Dec 15, 2024 02:00PM EST
Lot 184
Agapito Labios (Mexican 1898-1996)
Estimate: $500 - $700
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Agapito Labios (Mexican 1898-1996)
Young boy in front of Cathedral.
Inscribed verso.
Oil/gouache on canvas
17 1/2in. x 23in (44cm. x 58cm)
Framed: 28in. x 21in (72cm. x 53cm)
Agapito Labios 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.
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Young boy in front of Cathedral.
Inscribed verso.
Oil/gouache on canvas
17 1/2in. x 23in (44cm. x 58cm)
Framed: 28in. x 21in (72cm. x 53cm)
Agapito Labios 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.
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