Vintage original Jose Benitez Sanchez Huichol Yarn Painting, beautiful! 12" x 12", colored yarn on beewax, signed on the back with a description of the painting's story, and the gallery notation "JBS-12". In excellent vintage condition, with strong, bright colors. A beautiful piece by the acknowledged grand master of Huichol yarn painting, Benitez Sanchez is the most widely-admired Huichol artist, exhibited in museums around the world.
"By 1971, José Benítez came to be recognized as an undisputed master of original dramatic compositions, and his knowledge of the culture was respected by other craftsmen specializing in this medium. Many copied his style as best they could, a few achieving personal touches that kept their own work original. Benítez remains unsurpassed in the abundance and inventiveness of his art over the long span of his evolving career. The first craftsmen who introduced me to Benítez touted him as an important shaman, although Benítez told me soon afterward that he had not really achieved that status yet. Towards the beginning of this millennium, he claimed to have reached this status, after many pilgrimages and related sacrifices."