Provenance: Private Collection, USA

ABOUT THE WORK

Aside from being known for his watercolor creation of genre scenes, Romeo Tabuena is also admired for his dark-toned oil paintings that portray proletarian concerns. These paintings have been described to have short and squat subjects with expressionist distortions. In this rare instance, it can be said that he is one of those expressionists whose contemplative abilities are reflected in their paintings. In line with his migration in 1955, this work featuring a Mexican farmer was inspired by the Mexican folk that Tabuena got along with and painted while residing in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.