Featured Antique Mexican Man Painting

I got this out of an old storage I bought at an auction,it's signed but I can't make out the name,maybe someone know who the man is in the painting or can make out painter's name.

 

that's rather nice......the siggy will be tough to nail down....but we have some members who are good at that !!!

 

Thanks,I'm new to this board

 

Really ???
Could a fooled me !! BawHahaha!!!!!!!!!

Some folks'll show up tonight.....the rest will be along tomorrow !

Why don't you go post about yourself on the INTRODUCTIONS FORUM....
folks will want to meet you !!

 

Ok,will do!

 

This is the best I can do with my wimpy editing program. If the paint is well adhered you might get it slightly damp (spit is often used) to bring out the detail.

 

I think you did a really good job with that *wimpy* editing program, s_i_s.

I took your image down to a grayscale with a little contrast:

 

I keep seeing Anthony Quinn.

 

There WAS a Hollywood actor who is the absolute doppleganger for this fellow! In the fifties...60's? Have seen him on TV as well. He plays subversive villians with great menace.

 

Anthony Quinn from Barabbas 1961.

 

Very nice painting, antiquelover.
Signature Morales?

 

It's signed with a rúbrica or stylized signature which makes it hard to read. Think Morales is a very good guess.

Debora

 

Wow! That was quick! There appears to be a date under the signature; unfortunately, eBay seller didn't investigate.

Debora

 

Nice find, i n h!

And yes, AJ nailed that one.

 

The label is helpful but not taking me very far. "El arte italiano" was in business as early as the 1920s but can only find one reference to it on internet. The street is an important shopping one in Mexico City's historical district. I would think the D.F. exchange "Eric." refers to Ericsson, the Swedish telephone company that had a monopoly on Mexican telecommunications until 1940 but can't find a list of historical exchanges.

Debora

 

Oh, wow! And a similar carved frame too.

 

Wow you guys rock!!!!! thanks sooo much! I'm going to look some of Morales's work.

 

"El arte italiano" was a taller or workshop. Very possibly frames carved by same craftsman.

Debora