Beautifully Hand-sculpted Terra Cotta Bust folk art saint oil on thin wood panel

oil on thin wood panel

18 5/8" t x 14 5/8" w x 3" d

with just a tiny loss of paint in a couple of spots

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Beautifully Hand-sculpted Terra Cotta Bust folk art saint oil on thin wood panelTotal love at first sight with this one, hand sculpted of terra cotta and fabulous all the way around, revealing different aspects of itself gradually. I find it quite elusive; I am not certain if representing a man or a woman, with the fantastically sculptural hair perhaps suggesting the latter, but the face looking somewhat more masculine to me, perhaps Latino. In any case, what a striking, strong face, with the slight cock of the head, wide open