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Welcome to our Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction. We are pleased to be showcasing the private collection of JoAnn Young which features Southwestern and Native American artwork, fine jewelry, decorative arts, religious iconography and other unique items purchased during Ms. Young’s travels across the American Southwest and internationally. Highlights including: fine jewelry by Mexican silversmith Matilde Poulat, sterling jewelry from the Andy Warhol estate, original artwork by Kevin Red Star, Alebrije Oaxacan carved folk art animals, antique Santos figures, Native American pottery & much more.
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LOT 81:
Chavez, Guatemalan Wood Sculpture 'Maximon'
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
$50 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 23%
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Chavez, Guatemalan Wood Sculpture 'Maximon'
Item/Description: Hand carved wood sculpture of Guatemalan Folk Saint Maximon by Nicolas Chavez. Depicting a cigar smoking man in a sombrero and scarves standing in front of candles, a rum bottle and an offering pot. Hand signed to base: Escultura Chavez S. Atitlan 2001. Title carved to base: Maximon. Label adhered to base reads: Santiago village across Lake Atitlan Guatemala, 2002. (Guatemalan artist Nicolas Chavez Sojuel )
Maximon, also known as San Simón, represents light and dark. He is considered a trickster—both a womanizer and protector of virtuous couples. According to legend, the village fishermen traveled frequently for trade and enlisted Maximon to protect the virtue of the wives they left behind. Depending on who you ask, Maximon is Satan, a Catholic saint, or a relic of the pre-colonial Mayan religion. Everyone can agree on what he looks like, at least: He’s a dapper, mustachioed gentleman in a black suit and sombrero. You’ll never mistake him because he’s always smoking a cigarette or large cigar, and his houses of worship are filled with burning candles, bottles of rum or Quetzalteca grain alcohol, and other offerings from his supplicants.
Material: Wood
Dimensions: Length: 6 3/4"; Width: 9"; Height: 12 3/4"
Condition: Signs of age and wear include surface scratches, cracks, chipping, loss to one candle "flame", loose but present candle.
Age: 2001
Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection. Purchased in Guatemala, 2002
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