Francisco Toledo (Mexican, 1940-2019), Chango, Paplote

Unique stencil in colors and die cut on handmade paper kite, signed to lower right, artist stamp to verso, framed below glass.

Sheet size 27 1/2 x 22 in.; Frame dimensions 35 3/4 x 29 7/8 in.

Francisco Toledo’s handmade kites reflect his deep engagement with Oaxacan craft traditions and his lifelong exploration of animals, myth, and metamorphosis. Constructed from lightweight materials such as paper and bamboo supports, these works transform a vernacular, communal object into a poetic surface for graphic experimentation, often featuring bats, insects, and hybrid creatures rendered in bold line and earthy pigments.

Good estate condition, small hole to left edge of kite from stretcher, not examined outside the frame.

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