Supplicants in Blue Suits and Black Veils Before the Cross, Charming Old Mexican Folk Art Retablo blue bowl There is not a whole

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this striking print

Holding together but a little loose where back joins to sides

I’m not sure what this was once a part of

Actual can sized

I love the combination of super round at one end and pointy at the other

Supplicants in Blue Suits and Black Veils Before the Cross, Charming Old Mexican Folk Art Retablo blue bowl There is not a wholeI purchased this along with a second retablo also listed today, of somewhat different sorts, but both from the same collection and similarly (I would say perfectly in both cases) framed. Pretty fabulous faces on this group of supplicants mourners, all with the blacks of their big bright eyes cast heavenward. And those blue suits! And those men's haircuts too. I especially like the glimpses of brilliant orange peeking out beneath the women's black