Alebrijes

Frog alebrije with bird beak

Attributed by the family Felipe Linares Vargas

Descriptive title, pending confirmation by the artist

A green, dotted frog body crouches on four yellow-toed legs. The head, however, belongs to a bird: a long black beak, bright eyes, a neck scaled in blue and gold, and two large pink ears that open like petals. A thin tail, striped like a zebra’s, closes the composition.

Context

The surface is resolved with dot-and-scale painting at several scales, a recurring device in the Linares family’s cartonería for giving texture to smooth paper volumes.

Object details

Maker

Felipe Linares Vargas

Year

To be confirmed

Materials and technique

Traditional cartonería: modeled paper and cardboard, paste and paint. Technical details to be confirmed with the artist.

Dimensions

To be confirmed

Availability

To be confirmed