Painting of Small Girl, By Agapito Labios

Agapito Labios

20th century | Oil on canvas | Item 793

The painting exemplifies Labios’s characteristic folk art style, often featuring children in formal dress. Here we have a young girl in a pink dress with floral accents, holding a small object, possibly a flower or fruit. Signed lower right corner.

Agapito Labios (Mexican, 1898-1996) Untitled, late 20th century Oil painting on canvas Self-taught artist Agapito Labios began painting seriously in prison while serving his sentence for participating in the Mexican Revolution. He is known for his quaint folk portraits of children, many of which he sold in the Lagunilla market of Mexico City and later in his antiques store called Mercado de Artesanias at La Ciudadela. Katherine Hepburn was among some of the famed individuals who collected his work.