Raices de mis Sueños / Woodcarving Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
Laura Michelle Fuentes Piña
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 13.8 inch
$1,700
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Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 13.8 inch
$1,700
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$885
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$6,362
Sculpture - 40 x 23 x 14 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.1 x 5.5 inch
$2,213
Photography - 40 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$686
Sculpture - 37 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,660
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,328
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,096
Painting - 30 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,084
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$719
Painting - 39.5 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.6 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$993
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$332
Painting - 27 x 35.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 14 inch
$1,046
Painting - 39.5 x 19.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.6 x 7.7 x 0.8 inch
$974
Photography - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$996
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$719
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,195
Painting - 25.7 x 20.5 x 1 cm Painting - 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,936
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
$475
Print - 25.5 x 20 cm Print - 10 x 7.9 inch
$775
Photography - 30 x 22.5 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.9 x 0 inch
$719
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$498
Photography - 26 x 40 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.7 inch
$122 $110
Painting - 35 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$775
Painting - 32.5 x 42 cm Painting - 12.8 x 16.5 inch
$1,936
Painting - 37.5 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$708
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 inch
$155
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$941
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$3,319
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$553
Sculpture - 45.7 x 25 x 29 cm Sculpture - 18 x 9.8 x 11.4 inch
$996
Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,051
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,770
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$553 $470
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,383
Design - 30 x 15 x 4 cm Design - 11.8 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch
$10,512
Photography - 42 x 29.5 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.4 inch
$89
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$674
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$300
Painting - 35 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$594
Print - 48.7 x 32.8 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.2 x 12.9 x 0.1 inch
$376
Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$277
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