Cecilio Sanchez - Suenos

This print measures 20" x 28" (50cm. x 70cm.), and is in very good condition. Signed and numbered 88/100.   Sanchez is one of the most talented up and coming artists in Metepec.  He is most well known for his barro pigmentado in miniature. The clay is colored using natural minerals.  He specializes in small trees of life, Noah's Ark, Nativities, Angels, etc.  In 2014, Cecilio was one of 2 artists invited to represent the State of Mexico by presenting one of his works to the Vatican.     Mexico has the oldest printmaking tradition in Latin America. The first presses were established there in the 16th mainly to print devotional images for religious institutions. Because of their ephemeral nature, few of these early impressions survive. A rare early exception is a 1756 thesis proclamation printed on silk presented by a candidate for a degree in medicine. With the introduction of lithography to Mexico in the nineteenth century, printmaking and publishing greatly expanded, and artists b