Joan W. Patten Oil Rubbing on Fabric
Item Details
Canvas
A signed Mayan sculptural rubbing in oil on colored fabric by American sculptor and Mayan scholar Joan W. Patten (1924 – 2005). This work depicts an ancient Mayan sculpture detail of a bird. During the second half of the twentieth century, Patten was granted permission by the Guatemalan government to take rubbings of ancient Maya relief sculptures. She executed these rubbings in oil on colored fabric. This work is signed in pen to the lower left and presented unframed under double mats.
Condition
- to fair. Slight light stain to the lower left quadrant; soiling and marks to the matting.
Dimensions
- measured overall. The image size measures 15" W x 14" H.
Item #
17CIN424-139