Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 hinged wood box circa 1920s-40s or so

circa 1920s-40s or so

they never quite caught on

Hard to beat mustachioed faces topped with red bowler hats

It has definitely lived a life--there is a bit of loss visible on one side particularly

Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 hinged wood box circa 1920s-40s or soI am always on the hunt for great ex voto retablo beautiful antique ones, but also unusual, folky 20th century examples, the more singular and specific the scenario the better. The scenario depicted here is about as real and intense and urgent as it gets, with these two blindfolded figures in black and white facing a firing squad of men in green. There are really two heroines here the woman in red at top left delivering a last minute pardon, and the