FRANCISCO TOLEDO

See more work by Francisco Toledo:

The Cowboy Series:
Lithographs from c.1970

Francisco Toledo is widely regarded as the most important, elusive and controversial artist working in Mexico today. As exemplified in the new body of work, Toledo’s art draws on human, animal and mineral life and explores both indigenous, Zapotec, and worldwide cultures. He freely associates direct observations from nature with metaphors from literature and art. The works of Blake, Ensor, Goya and the writings of Kafka and Borges have been especially influential.

A protege of Rufino Tamayo, Toledo traveled and lived in Europe, where he worked briefly with William Stanley Hayter. He is a printmaker, painter and sculptor. Toledo is also a great patron of the arts in Oaxaca, his native state, where he, as the driving force behind Oaxaca’s cultural renaissance, has founded museums and art centers. Toledo is passionately engaged with the history and religion of the indigenous Mexican peoples. His work deals with themes of creation, potency, sensuality and metamorphosis, and is often located in the worlds of the spirit where animals and humans freely commingle.

Autorretrato XXXIX. (Auto 39)
Intaglio.
2000. Edition 20.
20 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches.

$2000.

Avis Pabispa.
Two plate intaglio.
2003. Edition 13.
16 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches.

$1000.

Hormiga en laberinto.
Intaglio.
2004. 25/25
35 5/5 x 19 5/8 inches.

$3200.

Muerte y ranas jugando con frijoles.
Intaglio.
2001. 11/15.
19 1/2 x 19 3/8 inches.

$2000

Muerte Pisando al Sapo.
Intaglio.
1998. 8/30.
11 x 6 3/4 inches.

$1500

Ranas amarando a conejo.
Intaglio.
2001. 19/20.
19 1/2 x 19 3/8 inches.

$2000.

Botanical
Mixed etching.
2004. 3/20.
14 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches.
$1615.00 matted

#27965

El hojo gris (The Gray Leaf)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 16/20.
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches.
$1515.00 matted

#29694

100 changos y un muerto
(100 Monkeys and one Death)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 10/20.
15 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches.
$1515.00 matted

#29708

La changada
(The Monkey Gang)
Mixed etching. P.A.
15 1/3 x 11 5/8 inches.
$1500.00

Pajaro buscando arana
(Bird Stalking a Spider)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 5/10.
9 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches.
$715.00 matted

#29703

Maguey con hormiga
(Maguey with Ant)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 13/20.
14 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches.
$1615.00 matted

#29707

3 Beisbollistas
(3 Baseball Players)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 2/10.

12 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches. $1615.00 matted

#29696

Chango y bicicleta
(Monkey and Bicycle)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 1/15.
15 1/8 x 19 1/2 inches.
$1815.00 matted

#29699

El Chango (Farewell)
Mixed etching.
2004. 4/15.
6 1/2 x 9 inches.
$715.00 matted

#27963

Nacimiento (Birth)
Mixed etching.
2004 - 2005. 7/20.
19 1/2 in. diameter.
$2000.00 unframed

#29705

En el zoologico
(In the Zoo)
Mixed etching. P.A.
6 x 9 1/2 inches.
$750.00

Sapo con muerte y grillos
(Toad with Death and Crickets)
Mixed etching. Edition 14.
6 1/2 x 10 1/3 inches.
$900.00

Cortando la oreja
(Cutting the Ear)
Mixed etching. Edition 10.
9 x 6 3/8 inches.
$700.00

Mujer, mono y letra K
(Woman, Monkey and the Letter K)
Mixed etching. P.A.
7 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches.
$1300.00

La manada y K
(The Gang and K)
Mixed etching. P.A.
16 x 7 7/8 inches.
$1300.00

Paso un grillo
(Step a Cricket)
Mixed etching. P.A.
15 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches.
$1000.00

2 Changos en la Cama
(Two Monkeys in a Bed)
Mixed etching. Edition 25.
19 1/2 x 35 inches.
$2800.00

Mono y papaloto
(Monkey and a Paper Kite)
Mixed etching. P.A.
7 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches.
$1200.00

La lluvia y los monos
(The Rain and the Monkeys)
Mixed etching. Printed with silver ink. P.A.
7 3/4 x 6 inches.
$900.00

Hola (Hello)
Mixed etching. P.A.
14 x 3 3/4 inches.
$600.00

La mujer del gran peine
(The woman with Big Hair)
Mixed etching. P.A.
6 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches.
$700.00

La mujer del gran peine y changos.
(The woman with Big Hair and Monkeys)
Mixed etching. P.A.
6 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches.
$700.00

El conejo peina
(Rabbit Combing)
Mixed etching. Edition 14.
4 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.
$550.00

El mono en la maraña
(Monkey in the Bushes)
Mixed etching. Edition 7.
4 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.
$550.00

El Canonazo (The cannonade)
Mixed intaglio. 14/20. 1998.
6-3/4 x 9-3/4 in.
$800 unframed.
[25738]

Murcielagos con Moscos
(Bats with Flies)
Mixed intaglio. 8/18. 1999.
7-3/4 x 11-1/2 in.
$900 unframed.
[25712]

3 Insertos Artasados
(Out of Date Insects)
Mixed intaglio. 5/20. 1999.
10-7/8 x 11-5/8
$1300 unframed.
[25725]

Pulpo Muerte can Grejo (Octopus, Death, Crab)
Mixed intaglio. 8/18. 1999.
4 x 17-1/8
$900 unframed.
[25713]

Sapos Negro/Blanco
(Toads Monochrome)
Woodcut. P/A. 1999.
14-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.
$1500 unframed.
[25735]

Muerte con Canasta
(Death with Basket)
Mixed intaglio. 24/50. 1999.
10-1/2 x 8 in.
$850 unframed.
[25715]

Las Maquinas de Coser
(Sewing Machines)
Two Color Lithograph. 14/20. 1999.
13-3/4 x 8-7/8 in.
$1300 unframed.
[25721]

Untitled (Pig)
Color lithograph. 40/45. c. 1960's.
15-1/2 x 12-1/2 in.
$1200 unframed.
[21705]

Su ve le mono
(The Monkey Sees Itself)
Mixed etching. Edition 12.
4 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.
$550.00

Untitled
Lithograph.
c. 1960. 48/50.
20 x 17 3/4 inches.
$1215.00 matted

#29298

Untitled
Lithograph.
c. 1960. 54/100.
15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches.
$1215.00 matted

#29299