FRANCISCO TOLEDO

Details
FRANCISCO TOLEDO
El Cuento del Conejo y el Coyote (A set of 10 original illustrations)

The set consisting of 9 gouache and pen and black ink and 1 brush and black ink on paper
8 measuring approximately 1ÿ1¼ x 15½in. (28.6 x 39.3m.)
1 measuring Sight: 11¾ x 11½. (29.9 x 29.2cm.)
1 measuring 9 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (25.1 x 35.2cm.) (10)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner

Lot Essay

These watercolours are illustrations for a tale entitled The Coyote goes to the Fiesta de Chihuitan, which is a folk story from the Valley of Oaxaca. It tells the story of the coyote who decides to go to the fiesta where he buys food and drink for his children. He carries home in a sack, but the rabbit decides to steal it. The rabbit tricks the coyote with an old shoe, which he places in his path. First, the coyote sees one shoe, then another. Going back to pick up the first one, he leaves his sack behind. The naughty rabbit spying on him, grabs the sack and sits under some branches, eating and drinking. The coyote returns, finding his sack had disappeared, and sadly returns home empty-handed.