Series Of Straw Marquetry Paintings, Mexico, 1930

Series of five paintings, genre scenes in straw marquetry, Mexico, 1930.
Sarape Seller, Mexico; a man carrying a basket on his back and a traditional woven sarape (blanket/shawl) over his shoulder. Chapultepec Castle, Mexico, Depicts the historic castle located at the top of Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City. Tortilla Cook; Depicts a woman kneeling and preparing handmade corn tortillas on a comal (heating plate). Pottery workshop; Depicts a figure surrounded by traditional clay pots and water jugs (cántaros). Indigenous woman, vendor, Mexico; Depicts a woman carrying a baby on her back (rebozo) while holding a basket and merchandise.
These works are traditional Mexican straw mosaics (arte en popote), depicting stylized rural, indigenous, and landscape scenes from Mexico, marketed, cataloged, and sold by the Mexican art shop Weston’s Art Shop, based in Mexico City.
Thomas Gardner Weston (1867–1933) was an entrepreneur who established Weston’s Mexican Art Shop (originally founded in the 1880s) on Francisco I. Madero Avenue in Mexico City. He specialized in high-quality Mexican folk crafts—including leather goods, sarapes, pottery, and straw items—as well as antiques, jewelry, and historic firearms. 420 euros in total or 90€ each