Lot 248
**First Time At Auction**
Latin America, Mexico, Ocumicho, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. The tiny town of Ocumicho in the rural Mexican state of Michoacan is the home of some of the most unique Mexican sculptures in which devils and other odd characters, whether they be sun gods, drunkards, or mermaids, cavort and are featured in ceramic tableaux that were made famous by an artist named Marcelino Vicente and his predecessor Catalina Martines Benito. Here we have an extensive and elaborate ceramic fantasy that features a demonic feast with a central devil before a table of food surrounded by 12 eating and chanting figures - perhaps intended as an inversion of Christ and his 12 Apostles at the Last Supper. Size: 12.6" W x 10.8" H (32 cm x 27.4 cm)
Such Mexican versions of Dante's Inferno or Hieronymus Bosch's nightmarish visions from the 1500s, only with a folk art and Catholic flavor, occupied by writhing diablitos have become, strangely enough, an icon of a relatively conservative, pious community. The piece is comprised of fired red clay; however, the glazes were not fired. Instead, they were painted and then lacquered to produce an attractive sheen.
Provenance: private Superior, Colorado, USA collection; ex- Vogt Auction, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Auction 692, January 14, 2023, lot 33
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- Condition: Professionally repaired with chipping and minor losses along some break lines. Nicks and abrasions as shown, but otherwise excellent presentation with nice pigments. Stamped "Jezuca Bict Julian" on underside of base.
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