Yellow Bed, Black Chair, Man in White, Beautifully Naive 1912 Mexican Folk Art Retablo spelling book making for easy tabletop display

making for easy tabletop display

Wear to the paint and some older mustard paint showing through

unevenly cut and with a bend along the top edge (which is hardened

I believe Walnut and think late 19th c or so

such that one just feels the presence of that life on every page--and this one is a case in point

Yellow Bed, Black Chair, Man in White, Beautifully Naive 1912 Mexican Folk Art Retablo spelling book making for easy tabletop displayI'm perpetually on the hunt for good old retablos, and really love this one with that small black chair at far right really bringing it together for me, such a perfect moment together with the yellow end of that bed. And then this very sweet looking man in white gown kneeling and praying on the bed to a small Madonna and very tiny baby Jesus encircled in blue at far left. The handwriting here is most excellent too, looking like someone's very hard