Early Formative Central Mexico
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Tlatilco,Tlapacoya,Olmec, Xochipala, San Pablo
Stone Standing Male Figure, Olmec
La Vanta
Mexico
Middle Formative ca. 900-400 BCE
Accession #: EFOL008
Height: 4 1/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex Ron D. Normandeau, Malibu, California
• Ex Meza Family Collection, Whittier, California, Acquired in the 1960's
• Ex Ricardo Porillo Fernandez, Acquired from Mother, Marlene Fernandez Pineda, Spain
• Ex Marlene Fernandez Pineda, Acquired from Father, Ricardo Fernandez, Miami, Florida,1964
• Ex Dr Ricardo Fernandez MD, Mexico City, Mexico - USA, and Spain, 1930s-1940s
Stone Mask, Olmec
Upper Balsas River Basin
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL009
Height: 3 ⅛ Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. John A. Stokes Jr. collection, Nyack New York, acquired September 1967
• Ex. Herman and Socorro Navarette, 1960s
Published: “The Olmec World" - Ritual and Rulership, p. 308, #226.
Exhibited: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 12/16/95 to 2/25/96.
Exhibited: The Museum of Arts, Houston, TX., 4/14/96 to 6/9/96.
Stone Mask, Olmec
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL010
Height: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex Dr Kevin Downs, Lexington Kentucky
• Ex Angela Merrill, United States
• Ex Private Collection, Buxton, Maine, acquired pre 1970
Stone Mask, Olmec-style
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL011
Height: 4 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex Mark Blackburn, Marfa, Texas
• Ex Dorthy (Zohmah) Day, California and Hawaii, 1930s - 1990s
• Ex Jean Charlot, San Francisco, California, 1930s
Stone Mask Pendent, Olmec Were-Jaguar
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL012
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex Dirk Magdahl, San Antonio, Texas
• Ex Leonard Kalina, Venice, California
• Ex Michael Kalman, Los Angeles, California
• Ex Private Collection, Los Angles, California, 1960s
Stone Mask Pendent, Olmec
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL013
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, California
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex Private Physicians Collection, Florida, Acquired Prior to 1970
Pendent, Olmec
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL014
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Dale Draine, Tucson, Arizona
• Ex. E. Lorenz Borenstein, New Orleans, Louisiana 1960s
Stone Mask, Olmec
Upper Balsas River Basin
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL015
Height: 1 5/16 Inch Width 1 3/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. John A. Stokes Jr. collection, Nyack New York
• Ex. O. Herrero (Mother-in-Law of John Stokes Jr) Late 1960s
• Ex. Miguel Sosa 1965
Published: “The Olmec World" - Ritual and Rulership, p. 311, #231a.
Exhibited: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 12/16/95 to 2/25/96.
Exhibited: The Museum of Arts, Houston, TX., 4/14/96 to 6/9/96.
Piercing Tool, Olmec
Upper Balsas River Basin
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL016
Height: 5 Inch
Diameter: 1 7/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, California
• Ex. Annette Cravens, New York, 2001
• Ex. Spencer Throckmorton, New York, New York, 1970s
• Ex. Alberto Ulrich, San Antonio, Texas, Late 1960s
• Ex. Alberto Ulrich, Taxco, Mexico, 1960s
• Ex. William Spratling, Taxco, Mexico, 1940s - 1950s
Jade Fang Pendents, Olmec
Guatemala
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL017
Height: 3 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. Private Collection, Arizona
• Ex. Alberto Ulrich, San Antonio, Texas, Late 1960s
• Ex. Alberto Ulrich, Taxco, Mexico, 1960s
• Ex. Alberta Frua, Milano, Italy, Acquired Prior to 1955
Duck Head Pendent and Beads, Olmec
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL018
Length: 15 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. Alberto Ulrich, San Antonio, Texas, Late 1960s-1980s
• Ex. Alberta Frua, Milano, Italy, Acquired 1960s
Duck Head Pendent, Olmec
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL019
Length:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Louis Liceaga, Bonita, California
• WhiteHawk Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1990s
• Ex. Private Collection, Santa Fe, Acquired pre 1970
Jade Celt, Olmec
Guatemala
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #:
Length: 5 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Galerie Moenius, Switzerland
• Ex. Otto Markes, Basel, Switzerland, Acquired 1950s-1960s
3 Stone Standing Figures, Olmec
Left:
Zumpango del Rio
Guerrero, Mexico
Accession #: EFOL021
Middle:
Rio Pesquerero
Veracruz, Mexico
Accession #: EFOL022
Right:
Guerrero, Mexico
Accession #: EFOL023
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Height: 2 3/8 Inch , 3 1/8 Inch, and 3 1/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. John A. Stokes Jr. collection, Nyack New York
• Ex. O. Herrero (Mother-in-Law of John Stokes Jr) 1960s
• Ex. Jamie Garcia 1959
Published: “The Olmec World" - Ritual and Rulership, p. 297, #209
Exhibited: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 12/16/95 to 2/25/96.
Exhibited: The Museum of Arts, Houston, TX., 4/14/96 to 6/9/96.
Seated Female Figurine, Olmec
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL001
Type: C9
Height: 3 ⅛ Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco Collection, San Diego, CA
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. Albert J. and Monique Grant Collection, New York, New York, Acquired 1950's-60's
Exhibited: Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas, Permian Basin
September 1 - November 4, 2021
Published: Figure-ing Out the Past: The Transcendent Embodiment of Ancient Mexican Art
University of Texas, Permian Basin - September 2021
Standing Stone Avian Transition Figurine, Olmec
Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL024
Type:
Height: 3 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection , Texas
• Ex. Private Collection, Florida
• Ex. Peter David Joralemon, New Jersey
• Ex. Allan Long, New York, New York, Acquired 1970
• Ex. John Stokes, New York, New York, Acquired 1960s
Stone Standing Figure, Olmec
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL025
Height: 6 5/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. John A. Stokes Jr. collection, Nyack, New York
• Ex. O. Herrero (Mother-in-Law of John Stokes Jr) 1960s
• Ex. Raul Kampfer, Kampfer Gallery, 1960’s
Standing Stone Figurine, Olmec
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL026
Height: 3 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York
• Ex. Private Collection, Granddaughter of Hilda Tijou, California
• Ex. Hilda Tijou, California, Acquired 1960's or earlier
Portrait Head, Olmec
Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL027
Type:
Height: 6 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Michael Chicon, St Petersburg, Florida
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, California
• Xanadu Gallery, San Francsico, California
• Ex. Lewis Land, 1960s
Standing Female Figurine, Olmec
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL028
Type: C9 / Pilli
Height: 5 3/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Anthropos Gallery, San Clemente, California
• Ex. Brisacher Family, Costa Mesa, California
• Ex. Sidney Newman, Beverly Hills, California, 1960s
Standing Female Figurine, Olmec
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL002
Type: C9 / Pilli
Height: 5 ⅜ Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco Collection, San Diego, California
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. James Silberman Collection, Acquired 1950's
Exhibited: Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas, Permian Basin
September 1 - November 4, 2021
Published: Figure-ing Out the Past: The Transcendent Embodiment of Ancient Mexican Art
University of Texas, Permian Basin - September 2021
Standing Female Figurine, Tlapacoya-style
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL004
Type: Pilli
Height: 5 ⅜ Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco Collection, San Diego, CA
• Ex. Richard Bellak Collection, New York, New York, Acquired Before 1965 #PC_116_LB
Exhibited: Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas, Permian Basin
September 1 - November 4, 2021
Published: Figure-ing Out the Past: The Transcendent Embodiment of Ancient Mexican Art
University of Texas, Permian Basin - September 2021
Standing Female Figurine, Tlapacoya-style
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL029
Type: Pilli
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Scollard Auction, Brea, California
• Ex. Private Los Angeles, California, 1960s
Standing Female Figurine, Olmec
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL030
Type: Pilli
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. James Baxter, California, 1960s
Seated Figurine, Olmec
Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL031
Type: Pilli
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Anthropos Gallery, San Clemente, California
• Ex. Brisacher Family, Costa Mesa, California
• Ex. Sidney Newman, Beverly Hills, California, 1960s
Seated Figurine, Olmec
La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL032
Type: Pilli
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Anthropos Gallery, San Clemente, California
• Ex. Brisacher Family, Costa Mesa, California
• Ex. Sidney Newman, Beverly Hills, California, 1960s
Bust, Olmec
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL005
Type: C9
Height: 3 3/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Private Collection, San Diego California, Acquired Before 1970
Exhibited: Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas, Permian Basin
September 1 - November 4, 2021
Published: Figure-ing Out the Past: The Transcendent Embodiment of Ancient Mexican Art
University of Texas, Permian Basin - September 2021
Bottle, Olmec
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL033
Height: 5 3/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Frank Breuer, Florida and New York, New York
• Ex. Michael Cichon, St Petersberg, Florida
• Ex. John Whelan, Oklahoma and Florida,
• Ex. Pablo Bush Romero, Texas and Oklahoma, 1940s - 1950s
Anthropomorphic Duck Vessel, Olmec
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL034
Height: 4 5/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Private Collection, Hidden Valley Lake, California
• Ex. Private Collection, Ft Lauderdale, Florida
• Ex. Benjamin Vega, California
• Ex. Gene and Virginia George, Acquired between 1961- 1966
TL Tested by Artemis Laboratory, Colorado
Incised Bowl, Olmec
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL035
Height:
Diameter: 4 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Dirk Magdahl, San Antonio, Texas
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, California
• Arte Primitivo, New York
• Bonhams New York, 2014
• Ex. Barry Kernerman, Toronto, Canada
• Ex. Samuel Dubiner, Tel Aviv, Israel, Acquired 1960's
Olmec Bowl
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL036
Height: 4 3/8
Diameter: 5 3/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Artemis Gallery, Colorado
• Ex. Ronald W. Dammann, Los Angeles, California
• Ex. Alfred E. Stendahl, Los Angeles, California, Acquired pre 1970
Olmec Bowl
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL037
Height: 4 Inch
Diameter: 5 3/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York
• Ex. Private Collection, Florida
• Ex. Barry Kernerman, Toronto, Canada
• Ex. Samuel Dubiner, Tel Aviv, Israel, Acquired 1960's
Olmec Bowl
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFOL038
Height: 2 7/8 Inch
Diameter: 5 5/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York
• Ex. Private Collection, Florida
• Ex. Barry Kernerman, Toronto, Canada
• Ex. Samuel Dubiner, Tel Aviv, Israel, Acquired 1960's
Bust, Xochipala
Xochipala, Guerrero, West Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFX002
Height: 2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. Private Midwestern Collection, Acquired 1960's
• Ex. Albert J. and Monique Grant Collection, New York, New York, Acquired 1950's-60's
Exhibited: Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas, Permian Basin
September 1 - November 4, 2021
Published: Figure-ing Out the Past: The Transcendent Embodiment of Ancient Mexican Art
University of Texas, Permian Basin - September 2021
Standing Figurine, Olmec-style
Xochipala, Guerrero, West Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFX001
Height: 8 ½ Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Joaquin Blanco Collection, San Diego, California
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. Private Midwestern Collection, Acquired 1960's
Published: Understanding Social Identities at Tlatilco: Figures from Early Formative Central Mexico, by Catharina E. Santasilia, 2024 (In Press)
Exhibited: Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas, Permian Basin
September 1 - November 4, 2021
Published: Figure-ing Out the Past: The Transcendent Embodiment of Ancient Mexican Art
University of Texas, Permian Basin - September 2021
Standing Figure, Xochipala
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFX003
Height: 11 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Ex. Private Collection, Florida
• Ex. Barry Kernerman, Toronto, Canada
• Ex. Samuel Dubiner, Tel Aviv, Israel, Acquired 1960's
Frances Pratt drawing, 1979
Standing Figure, Xochipala
Central, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFX004
Height: 5 5/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. David DeRoche, California
• Ex. Helmuth Stone, Sarasota, Florida, Inventory # V45WF
• Ex. Michael Cichon, St Petersburg, Florida
• Ex. Marc Amiguet Schmitt, Evansville, Indiana
• Ex. Albert O. Eisenlau, New York, New York 1960s
Published: Ceramic Figures of Ancient Mexico, Frances Pratt and Carlo Gay, 1979, figure 30a and 30b, page 41 & 53
*Noted in publication, location Cuautla River Basin, Morelos, Mexico. Most likely the origin could be closer to Guerrero, Mexico based on clay density and style.
Standing Figure, Xochipala
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFX005
Height: 10 1/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Arte Primitivo, New York, New York
• Anthropos Gallery, San Clemente, California
• Ex. Meza Family, Whittier, California
• Ex. Marlene Fernandez Pineda, 1964
• Ex. Ricardo Fernandez, Texas late 1960’s
Standing Figure, Xochipala
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #:EFX006
Type: C9
Height: 7 7/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Private Collection, Hidden Valley Lake, California
• Ex. Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado
• Ex. Private Collection, Pasadena, California, Acquired Before 1970
Standing Ballplayer Figure, Xochipala
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #:EFX007
Type: C9
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Jim Catalano, Salinas, California
• Ex. Michael Haskell, Santa Barbara, California, Acquired in Late 1960s
Seated Figure, Xochipala
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #:EFX008
Type: C9
Height: 4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Anthropos Gallery, San Clemente, California
• Ex. Brisacher Family, Costa Mesa, California
• Ex. Sidney Newman, Beverly Hills, California, 1960s
Seated Figure, San Jeronimo
San Jeronimo, Guerrero, West Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFSJ001
Height:
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Ronald D. Normandeau
• Ex. Judy Small-Nash, New York, New York
• Bonhams, New York, New York, November, 9, 2011
• Sotheby's, New York, New York, November, 1988
• Ex. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Seiff, New York, New York, Aquired Late 1950s-1960s
Published:
Ceramic Figures of Ancient Mexico: Carlo Gay and Frances Pratt, 1979, Fig. 253
Standing Figure, San Jeronimo
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFSJ002
Height: 6 1/4 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Private Collection, Lumberton, Texas
• Ex. Private Collection, New York, New York, 1960s
Standing Figure, San Jeronimo
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFSJ003
Height: 5 1/2 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Rod T. Rogers, Merrick, New York, Aquired in 1970s
• Sotheby's PB-84, New York, New York, Sale 613, lot #38
• Ex. Private Collection, New York, New York, 1960s
Seated Figure, San Jeronimo
Guerrero, Mexico
Early Formative ca. 1200-900 BCE
Accession #: EFSJ004
Height: 2 7/8 Inch
Provenance
• Private Collection, Texas
• Ex. Joey Martinez, San Diego, California
• Ex. Walt Knox, Scottsdale, Arizona
• Arte Primitivo, New York
• Ex. Private Collection, Granddaughter of Hilda Tijou, California
• Ex. Hilda Tijou, California, Acquired 1960's or earlier