Lurid Mexican Pulp Illustration Art Original Beggars Thieves Urban Confrontation

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Lurid Mexican Pulp Illustration Art Original Beggars Thieves Urban Confrontation:
$42.00

Thanks to all our buyers! We are honored to be your one-stop, 5-star source for vintage pin up, pulp magazines, original illustration art, decorative collectibles and ephemera with a wide and always changing assortment of antique and vintage items from the Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco; Mid-Century Modern eras. All items are 100% guaranteed to be original, vintage, and as described. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions about the items and our policies and please take a moment to peruse our other great items. All sell !ITEM: You are offerding on an original c. 1970\'s - 1980\'s lurid and vivid gouache illustration art work cover painting that was created for the Mexican pulp market. Hand initialled by the artist upper right and unsettling in its depiction, this shows a confrontation between what at first appears to be a beggar & an elderly couple, but the seemingly blind & disabled man turns out to be a violent thug captures in a series of three guises. Ultra violent and colorful in the manner of these micro-mystery booksMeasures 11 1/2\" x 13 3/4\" on illustration board.Grapefruit Moon Gallery has come into a collection of vintage 1970s-1980s original commissioned illustrations for the Mexican comic book, pulp fiction industry. These gouache paintings borrow from and expand upon the style and iconography of lurid and spicy pulp fiction illustrations. Damsels in distress, vampires, and noir crime scenes abound in these striking illustrations. Recently, there has been a burgeoning interest in Mexican calendar, poster, and movie art, and the potential for this new to the market genre is only going to continue to grow!CONDITION:This original, one of a kind, gouache illustration art work is in fine condition. There is some minimal corner and edge wear that would be minimized once the image were framed. There is some surface wear. Please use the scans of the illustration as a conditional guide.