Expressionistic Mexican Folk Art Devotional Painting of Jesus on Wood Panel pie pan with gold loop at top

with gold loop at top for wearing on a chain

It would make an excellent tabletop or serving board

I would hang him in or near an entryway

It is signed DEAN on the underside

I find the lines of the wire work just lovely

Expressionistic Mexican Folk Art Devotional Painting of Jesus on Wood Panel pie pan with gold loop at topPhotos really don't do justice to this one; the colors are richer in person, and the painting icon, really has a strong presence and patina and sense of objecthood. I believe it is Mexican, early 20th century, though the wood panel it was painted on feels older than that. To me it feels Mexican folk art meets German Expressionism, with its boldness and graphicness making it feel akin to a woodblock print, and making the martyrdom of this Jesus feel