Expressionistic Mexican Folk Art Devotional Painting of Jesus on Wood Panel pie pan It is signed DEAN on

It is signed DEAN on the underside

I would hang him in or near an entryway

I find the lines of the wire work just lovely

It is in very good condition but the sinew holding one of the legs is a bit loose

Expressionistic Mexican Folk Art Devotional Painting of Jesus on Wood Panel pie pan It is signed DEAN onPhotos 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