Gouache Portrait Prints

Color monotype with hand coloring and collage

Alejandro Colunga is a renowned Mexican artist born in 1948 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is part of the Nueva Mexicanidad movement and is celebrated for his surrealist and fantastical...

"Notable Citadine" translated to "City Notable" is plate number 2 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the people of Morocco from ...

Faith Bayless Title: Ma + Pa Medium: Woodcut on Monotype Date: 2018 Dimensions: 6"x4"x0.25" COA provided

El Mercado de Pátzcuaro II captures a glimpse of daily life in the highland town of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. The scene shows three Indigenous figures, rendered with bold lines and earthy tones, standing amid the bustle of the market. Two men in traditional white cotton clothing and wide-brimmed straw hats stand in conversation, their woven baskets and bundles suggesting they are either arriving to sell goods or preparing to return home with their purchases. Beside them, a woman cloaked in a dark rebozo gazes outward, her expression reflective and steady, grounding the composition with a quiet dignity. The strong woodcut textures emphasize folds of fabric, rough straw, and woven fiber, reminding the viewer of the handmade traditions that sustain the culture. The marketplace of Pátzcuaro has long been a hub of commerce and cultural exchange, and Oñate’s print conveys both the social energy and the rooted traditions of this setting. The figures are depicted not as anonymous passersby but as individuals whose posture, clothing, and belongings tell stories of community, resilience, and labor. The muted yet warm palette, accented with yellows and reds, suggests early morning light spilling across the plaza’s cobblestones, while the abstracted background blocks provide rhythm and structure without distracting from the human presence. Francisco Rodríguez Oñate (1940–2019) was a distinguished Mexican post-war and contemporary artist whose career extended over several decades throughout Mexico, the United States, and Latin America. Born in Michoacán, he received his education at the Escuela Popular de Bellas Artes at the University of Michoacán, where he studied under esteemed artists such as Alfredo Zalce, Roberto Martínez, and Javier Arévalo...

"Femme Des Aït MGuild" translated to "Woman of the Aït MGuild" is plate number 19 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the people ...

"Juan Sebastian Barbera (Mexico, 1964) 'Personaje', 1991 Silkscreen and Watercolor on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 15.8 x 11.9 in. (40 x 30 cm.) ID...

Benjamin Parks is a Kansas City based artist whose primary focus is painting large-scale portraits and figurative work, though he also produces illustrations, interactive installatio...

"Juive du Tafilelt" translated to "Jewish Woman of the Tafilelt" is plate number 55 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the peopl...

ZOFIA ANNA MISIAK Zofia Anna Misiak is a contemporary painter from an artistic family. Her parents are Janina Żylińska and Stanisław Misiak. Zofia Anna Misiak graduated from the Acad...

"Femme de Tiznit Portant L'Amendil" translated to "Woman of Tiznit Wearing the Amendil" is plate number 47 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and ...

"Femme de Tagmout Chantant L'Ahwas" translated to "Woman Of Tagmout (Singing the Ahwash)" is plate number 44 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the people of Morocco from his series "Costumes du Maroc" ("Costumes of Morocco). The woman depicted here is veiled and draped and in the midst of singing the "ahwash", a traditional song and dance from the regions of southern Morocco, such as Tagmout, and which has some roots in the pre-Islamic cultures of the Amazigh (also known as the Berbers) and is performed primarily by the Shilha, a sub-group of the Berbers. The ahwash is a community performance that incorporates song, dance, poetry, and frame drums...