Retablo: Behind the Altar - A collection of Paul LeBaron Thiebaud October 22, 2009

Colonial Arts is proud to present the exhibition -- "Retablo: Behind the Altar," a collection of Paul LeBaron Thiebaud. This special exhibition which will include over 100 retablo paintings, and opens October 22, 2009, with a reception from 6pm until 9pm, and will be on view through December 1, 2009.

Retablos, better known as laminas in Mexico, are small paintings on tin, wood or copper and have become more and more visible as folk art has developed a larger following in recent years. Paul Thiebaud has been an avid collector for over twenty years and states "They were naive, authentic, magical and inexpensive. They are at once reverent and personal, painterly and sculptural and simple and powerful".

James Eddy's gallery, Colonial Arts is an excellent choice to display this outstanding work, since it will be in the company of other fine collections of Spanish colonial art, Mexican folk art and crafts that also cover this period. James has been familiar with the quality and depth of this collection and enthusiastically championed these amazing gems.

Please join us for a festive celebration at the Colonial Arts Gallery in San Francisco.

Reception: October 22, 2009 from 6 to 9 PM
Colonial Arts Gallery
1028 Kearny Street Between Broadway and Pacific
San Francisco, CA.
415-505-0680
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