Elizabeth Catlett’s Faces of My People Leads Mexican & American Remarkable Collection by Cain Modern Auctions

Elizabeth Catlett’s Faces of My People is a figural bronze sculpture leading the upcoming Mexican & American Remarkable Collection, offered by Cain Modern Auctions. The sale hosts work by multiple award-winning Mexican/American sculptor and graphic artist Elizabeth Catlett and many others. Catlett (1915 – 2012) was best known for her depictions of the Black American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the experience of women. Both of her parents were the children of freed slaves, and her grandmother told her stories about the capture of their people in Africa and the hardships of plantation life. The sculpture depicts the many faces of Elizabeth Catlett’s ancestors, as well as the new ones she adopted when she moved to Mexico and became a naturalized Mexican citizen. Another noteworthy pick among sculptures is Tango Study III by Richard Macdonald.

Jesus Tellosa (1936 – 2012) was a Mexican artist. His extra-large and rare mixed-media painting
will be available in this upcoming event. This work depicts what appears to be a priest or higher being with three faces wearing ceremonial garb, a nude woman, and a black bird with multicolored feathers. The piece is filled with color and movement. The painting is signed “tellosa” in the lower right corner. A Lucite and nickel sculptural rocking chair by Charles Hollis Jones is notable among the furniture. View the Mexican & American Remarkable Collection, and find other online auctions by visiting Bidsquare. Check out Auction Daily for more auction previews and news.