Francisco Toledo (b. 1940)
Benda
signed and numbered ‘Toledo 5/12’ (near the base); stamped ‘TANE’ (on the tail)
cast silver
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Conceived circa 1979 and executed in an edition of twelve

Provenance:
Tane, Mexico City.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Literature:
Exh. cat., Arte/Objeto, Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, 1979, no. 19 (another cast illustrated on the cover).
T. del Conde, Francisco Toledo, Mexico City, 1981 (another cast illustrated p. 122).
Francisco Toledo en el Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 2004, no. 43 (another cast illustrated p. 119).
C. Paul, "Revaloran la orfebrería mexicana en plata", ,La Jornada, viernes 25 de mayo de 2007, http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/05/25/ (accessed 21.9.2015; another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., México destellos de plata, Mexico City, Museo Franz Meyer, 2007 (another cast illustrated).