Expressionistic Mexican Folk Art Devotional Painting of Jesus on Wood Panel pie pan Martha Arquero (1944-) is a

Martha Arquero (1944-) is a well known Cochiti pueblo artist best known for her "frog storytellers" like this one

(And some of those lines continuing across a cut to the surface of the wood

I would hang him in or near an entryway

It would make an excellent tabletop or serving board

Each measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Expressionistic Mexican Folk Art Devotional Painting of Jesus on Wood Panel pie pan Martha Arquero (1944-) is aPhotos really don't do justice to this one; the colors are richer in person, and the painting icon, really has a strong presence and patina and sense of objecthood. I believe it is Mexican, early 20th century, though the wood panel it was painted on feels older than that. To me it feels Mexican folk art meets German Expressionism, with its boldness and graphicness making it feel akin to a woodblock print, and making the martyrdom of this Jesus feel