Rodolfo Morales

untitled (Double Portrait) — Mixed Media Collage by Rodolfo Morales

circa 1980 s

This enchanting mixed-media collage by Rodolfo Morales—one of the defining figures of the Oaxacan School—embodies the artist’s celebrated blend of magical realism, folk tradition, and dreamlike symbolism. Morales frequently returned to the motif of La Novia (The Bride), a solitary and iconic presence that evokes themes of ritual, memory, and spiritual passage within village life. In this intimate yet visually rich composition, the central figure is constructed from layered painted papers and dimensional materials. Morales incorporates actual lace for the veil and dress, giving the bride a tactile, almost reliquary presence. Surrounding her is a vibrant mosaic of cut paper bells, floral forms, and geometric patterns in jewel tones of magenta, cobalt, and emerald. The figure’s stylized face—rendered in the artist’s distinctive palette of pinks and reds—adds to the surreal, suspended quality that characterizes Morales’ finest works. The collage is set within its original punched-tin (hojalata) frame. These frames were often conceptual extensions of the artwork itself, produced in collaboration with Oaxacan art...

A charming and characteristic mixed-media collage by Mexican master Rodolfo Morales (1925–2001), featuring a stylized black dog set against a shimmering silver ground and surrounded by hearts, flowers, and textile elements. Morales is celebrated for his dreamlike blend of folk tradition, magical realism, and Oaxacan village imagery, and dogs appear frequently among his recurring motifs. This work is constructed from layered papers, ribbon, foil, and applied decorative materials, all housed in its original hand-tooled tin frame. The frame is stamped “Tirso Cuevas”, identifying one of the well-known Oaxacan tinsmiths who collaborated with Morales during the 1980s–1990s on his collage-mounted works. Signed “Rodolfo Morales” at lower right. Medium: Mixed-media collage (paper, foil, ribbon, applied materials) Support: Artist’s original tin frame, stamped Tirso Cuevas Period: c. 1980s–1990s Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good, with expected minor surface irregularities inherent to Morales’ collage technique and original tinwork Provenance: Private collection, USA A delightful example of Morales’s playful, folk-surrealist sensibility — rich in color, texture, and the poetic spirit of Oaxaca. About the Artist Rodolfo Morales is widely regarded as a pillar of modern Mexican art, alongside Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo. Born in Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, he developed a unique language of floating figures, vivid color, and architectural reminiscence grounded in Mexican folklore. His collages, in particular, display an extraordinary fusion of surrealist sensibility and vernacular craft traditions, incorporating lace, tin, antique paper, textiles, and devotional materials. Morales’ works are held in major private and public collections worldwide and continue to command strong interest among collectors of Latin American Modernism, Magical Realism, and Oaxacan art.

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