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Mysteries and Miracles: Folk Art from Northeast Brazil

April 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005
  • Wood-cut prints by José Francisco Borges, Ivan Borges, Severino Borges, José Miguel da Silva, Marcelo Soares, Abrao Batista and others from Pernambuco, Brazil.
  • Carved wood milagré ex-votos from Ceara and Pernambuco.

PHILADELPHIA - The new exhibition opening at Old City’s Indigo Arts Gallery on April 1st features two distinct folk arts from Brazil’s Northeast: the folheto tradition of wood-cut prints, represented by the work of José Francisco Borges and others, and the carved wooden ex-votos called milagrés.

Artist and poet José Francisco Borges was born in 1935 in the village of Bezerros, Pernambuco state, in Northeastern Brazil. Today Borges is Brazil's best-known folk artist working in the wood-cut medium, and his work has been exhibited all over the world. But he comes out of a long tradition of folk poet/artists who publish their own work in the form of small, cheap chap-books or pamphlets written in verse, known as folhetos. The folhetos present the full-range of popular literature - murders, mysteries, romance and tall tales - cheaply printed and illustrated with woodcuts. They are also known as literatura de cordel after the way vendors sell them in the marketplace, hanging over a string. This tradition (including the work of Borges) is described in detail by Candace Slater in her book Stories on a String. The current show also includes work by other artists working in the folheto woodcut medium, including José's sons, José Miguel da Silva and Ivan Borges, his brother Amaro Francisco Borges, nephews Severino and Givanildo Borges, Marcelo Soares and Abrao Batista of Juareiro do Norte in Ceara state.

Art historan Marion Oettinger, Jr. describes these folhetos in his book The Folk Art of Latin America: Visiones del Pueblo: "Brazilian chap books deal with popular poetry, accounts of local catastrophes, popular legends, famous crimes, and infamous love affairs. The Man who Married a Donkey, The Son Who Murdered His Parents in Order to Get His Hands on Their Retirement Benefit, The Football Game in Hell, and The Overturned Bus Disaster are examples of the alluring titles found in a typical marketplace. The front of these pamplets usually contain wood-block illustrations of the book's contents, and they, in themselves, form a special type of folk expression.... Frequently, chap book vendors sing the songs in their books or read aloud the contents of their books to market crowds, many of whom are illiterate, and their voices usually draw enormous gatherings."

José Francisco Borges began writing verse for folhetos in his 20s, and soon also began to operate a printing press to produce woodcut prints for their covers. In the 1960s his woodcuts came to be recognized in their own right. He was encouraged to produce images in larger formats, in color as well as the more traditional black and white. But even in larger formats, his prints reflect the same popular themes, such as The Honeymoon of Matuto (an archetypal back-country bumpkin), The Monster of the Backlands, The Woman who Put the Devil in a Bottle, and many tales of the legendary bandit Lampiao. Borges' work has now been exhibited all over Brazil as well as in Paris, Zurich, Buenos Aires and in Germany and the United States. The Louvre, the Smithsonian and the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe have exhibited Borges' work. Borges also collaborated with the noted Uruguayan author, Eduardo Galeano, providing fanciful illustrations for his collection of equally fanciful tales, Walking Words. You may read more about Borges in the New York Times article, "From Brazil's Backlands, a Master of a Folk Tradition" (March 27, 2002).

Still more recently, the New York Times carried an excellent article on the cordel tradition, featuring Borges and others, "The Traveling Troubadors of Brazil's Backlands" (June 14, 2005). To see our complete selection of work by Borges and other Brazilian artists go to our Brazilian Art Gallery.

Another distinct Brazilian folk art is the milagre (miracle in Portuguese), a hand-carved wooden ex-voto which physically represents a body part or even a whole person in search of healing. In the rural village churches of northeastern Brazil, and particularly in popular pilgrimage shrines such as Sao Francisco das Chagas, the afflicted offer milagres in a chapel called a casa de milagres (house of miracles) in hopes of heavenly intervention or in fulfillment of a vow. As Oettinger describes, each milagre “shows the particular affliction that prompted the pilgrimage - a wounded hand, recovery from breast surgery, a twisted ankle... Tens of thousands of ex-votos are offered, most similar to those shown here, others taking the form of before/after photos of burn victims, children injured in automobile accidents, and people shot during domestic squabbles. Politicians offer campaign posters as testaments to Sao Francisco's help in the race for local offices”.

Indigo Arts Gallery has been fortunate to acquire part of a large collection of milagres from the states of Ceará and Pernambuco. They had been collected by a Brazilian doctor who used them to study the nature and prevalence of various physical ailments in a remote rural region of Brazil. The collection was featured in an article in the Wall Street Journal in November, 1999.

Milagré leg ex-voto (#bxv-1)
SKU: BXV-01

Ceara, Brazil),
Hand-carved hardwood, c. 1990
'(2 1/2" w. x 5" d. x 14" h.)

$325 with custom base

Milagré Ex-voto Head
SKU: BXV-27

Ceará, Brazil),
Hand-carved wood with custom stand.
c. 1990
(4" w. x 4 1/4" d. x 8" h.)

$325

Abraão Batista
SKU: ABBA-6

Abraão Batista (Juareiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil)
Woodcut print on paper (13 x 21), #5/50, 1985

$250

Milagré leg ex-voto
SKU: BXV-109

Ceara, Brazil),
Hand-carved wood, painted with silver oil paint, c. 1990
(2" w. x 5" d. x 9 1 /4" h.) on wood base.

$210

Abraão Batista
SKU: ABRA-23

Abraão Batista (Juareiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil)
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2 x 19 1/2), #4/V, c. 2006

Note: paper has some wrinkling in border on lower right corner, not impacting the printed area.

$195

Milagre ex-voto head (#bxv-51)
SKU: bxv-51

Ceará, Brazil),
Hand-carved hard-wood
c. 1990 (4 1/4" w. x 4" d. x 6" h.)

$175

Amaro Francisco Borges - Capoeira
SKU: BPR-14

Amaro Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (14 3/4: x 17 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$175

O Psicanalista - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-28

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (12 1/2" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2005, 2006, 2020.
Exact details may vary.

$145

Fugindo da Seca (Fleeing the Drought) - black and white
SKU: JFB-81b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (image size 12" x 19 5/8", sheet size 19" x 26"), 1999

$145

O Psicanalista (color) - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-78

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (12 1/2 x 19 1/2), 2002, 2006, 2013, 2020.
Colors and exact design may vary.

$145

A Mulher Que Botou O Diabo Na Garrafa (Black & White)
SKU: JFB-16b

(The Woman who put the Devil in a Bottle)
José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2005, 2006, 2008
Exact design may vary.

$145

José Francisco Borges - A Noiva Sertaneja (black & white)
SKU: JFB-58b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 12 1/2" on 26" x 19" sheet), 2000, 2004, 2008.
Exact design may vary.

$145

O Contador de Mentiras
SKU: JFB-80c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (14 1/2" x 21 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2005, 2017
Colors and exact design will vary.

$145

A Noiva Sertaneja (color)
SKU: JFB-58c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 12 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017.
Exact colors and design may vary.

$145

Campo Sertanejo (Countryside of the Sertao)
SKU: JFB-217c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (13 1/4" x 20 1/4" image on 19" x 26" sheet),  2014.
From a private collection.  Framed (some scratches on existing frame).

$145

Milagre Ex-voto Head (#bxv-107)
SKU: bxv-107

Ceará, Brazil),
Carved wood painted with black pigment and lime whitewash pigment
c. 1990
(6 1/2" w. x 7" d. x 11" h.)

$325

Product Status: 
Sold
Milagre ex-voto head (#bxv-91)
SKU: bxv-91

Ceará, Brazil),
Hand-carved hard-wood, pigment
c. 1990
(4" w. x 4 1/2" d. x 5 1/2" h.)

$225

Product Status: 
Sold
Abraão Batista
SKU: ABRA-7

Abraão Batista (Juareiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil)
Woodcut print on paper (18 1/2 x 27), #13/50, no date

$210

Product Status: 
Sold
Milagre ex-voto head (#bxv-97)
SKU: BXV-97

Ceará, Brazil),
Hand-carved wood with crayon and pencil coloring
c. 1990
(2 3/4" w. x 3 1/4" d. x 6 3/4" h.)

$195

Product Status: 
ON HOLD
Milagre Ex-voto Body (#bxv-100)
SKU: bxv-100

Ceará, Brazil),
Sawn and carved wood painted with lime whitewash pigment
c. 1990
(6" w. x 1 3/4" d. x 17" h.)

$185

Product Status: 
Sold
Milagre Ex-voto Head (#bxv-101)
SKU: bxv-101

Ceará, Brazil),
Carved wood painted with black pigment
c. 1990
(4 1/4" w. x 3 3/4" d. x 8 1/2" h.)

$175

Product Status: 
Sold
Milagre Ex-voto Torso with Movable Arms (#bxv-102)
SKU: bxv-102

Ceará, Brazil),
Carved wood with steel nail pivots
c. 1990
(4 3/4" w. x 2 3/4" d. x 7 1/2" h.)

$175

Product Status: 
Sold
Amaro Francisco Borges
SKU: BPR-18

Amaro Francisco Borges (Brazil), c.2004
Woodcut print on paper (11 1/2 x 19 1/4)

$175

Product Status: 
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A Mulher Misteriosa (The Mysterious Woman)
SKU: JFB-56

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 12" image on 236" x 19" sheet), 2004, 2014.
Colors and exact design may vary.
From a private collection.  Framed.

$145

Product Status: 
Sold
O Frevo
SKU: JFB-215b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/2" x 14 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2007.  
From a private collection.  Framed (some scratches on existing frame).

Frevo is a dance and musical style originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival.

$145

Product Status: 
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Two Pineapples
SKU: JFB-219c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (17 3/4" x 13 3/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2002.
From a private collection.  Framed.

$145

Product Status: 
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O Sonho do Medroso (The Dream of Medroso)
SKU: JFB-222c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (16 1/4" x 21 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet),  2002.
From a private collection.  Framed.

$145

Product Status: 
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O Poeta No Morro (The Poet on the Hill)
SKU: JFB-224b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 12 1/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2005.
From a private collection.  Framed (some scratches on existing frame).

$145

Product Status: 
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O Discurso da Onca (The Jaguar's Speech)
SKU: JFB-218c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (20 3/4" x 13 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2002.  
From a private collection.  Framed.

$135

Product Status: 
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A Missa do Vaqueiro (The Cowboy Mass)
SKU: JFB-220c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (21" x 14 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2002.
From a private collection.  Framed.

$135

Product Status: 
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Os Jogadores de Baralho (The Card Players)
SKU: JB-223c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (14 1/2" x 20 3/4" image on 19" x 26" sheet),  2005.  
From a private collection.  Framed (some chipping on frame).

$135

Product Status: 
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Milagré Ex-voto Breast
SKU: BXV-94

Ceará, Brazil),
Carved wood
c. 1990
(3" w. x 2 1/2" d. x 3 1/4" h.)

$125

Product Status: 
Sold
Milagre ex-voto head (#bxv-38)
SKU: bxv-38

Ceará, Brazil),
Hand-carved wood,,crayon, ball-point pen,
c. 1990
(2 1/4" w. x 2 1/2" d. x 3 1/4" h.)

$125

Product Status: 
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Os Tiradores de Mel (The Honey Collectors)
SKU: JFB-214c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (13 3/4" x 22" image on 19" x 26" sheet),  2014.
From a private collection.  Framed (some scratches on existing frame).

$125

Product Status: 
Sold
O Carnaval
SKU: JMDS-216c

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (21" x 15" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2006.
Framed.

$125

Product Status: 
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Futebol dos Bichos (Football of the Animals)
SKU: JFB-221c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (14 3/4" x 21" image on 19" x 26" sheet),  2002.
From a private collection.  Framed.

$125

Product Status: 
Sold
O Dragao Eo Macaco - vintage woodcut print
SKU: JFB-212

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (11" x 19" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 1994

$125

Product Status: 
Sold
A Psicanalista (color)
SKU: JFB-45

Woodcut print (color) on paper (13" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2017, 2020.
Colors and exact design may vary

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
O Dragao (The Dragon)
SKU: JFB-87b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/4 x 11 1/4 image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2005.
 From a private collection.  Framed.

$125

Product Status: 
Sold
A Briga dos Dragoes
SKU: JFB-195

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (14" x 20 1/4" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2020

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
Os Beija-Flores (the Hummingbirds) - Color
SKU: JMDS-05c

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet).  Framed.
 

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
A Feira Nordestina (2003)
SKU: JMDS-104

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2003
Woodcut print on paper (13 1/2" x 19 1/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-140

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20 x 13 3/4), 2003

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-75

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/4 x 12 1/2 on 26" x 19" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2013, 2017
Colors and exact details may vary.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
Os Retirantes
SKU: JMDS-03c

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (13 1/2" x 17 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet)

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
Sertão em Noite de Lua (Sertão in the Moonlight)(2017)
SKU: JFB-198

Woodcut print (color) on paper (21 1/4" x 13" image on 26" x 19" sheet),  2017.
Note:  Exact details and colors may vary.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
O Presepio - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-194

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (20 1/2 x 13), 2006, 2021.
Note:  Exact details and colors may vary.

$120

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges - O Casamento do Diabo
SKU: JFB-63c

(The Devil's Wedding)
José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2009, 2011
Woodcut print on paper (11 1/2" x 19" image on 19" x 26" sheet)
Colors may vary

$120

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges - Iemanja
SKU: JFB-110c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2006, 2013, 2017.
Woodcut print on paper (11" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet).
Colors and exact design will vary.  More recent versions do not include the black border at top and sides.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
A Revoada
SKU: JFB-60c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004

$120

Product Status: 
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O Resador de Dentes (color)
SKU: JFB-13c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (11 1/2" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 1991

$120

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-74

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (11 1/2 x 20), 2004, 2005, 2013.

Exact details and colors may vary.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-31

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (17 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2009, 2017.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
Bichos Fantasmas
SKU: JFB-191

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 1996
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
A Mulher que Botou O Diabo Na Garrafa (The Woman who Put the Devil in a Bottle) - Color
SKU: JFB-16c

(The Woman who Put the Devil in a Bottle)
José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
Colors and exact design will vary.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
O Morro dos Milagres
SKU: JFB-139c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (21" x 14 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet) 2006, 2013, 2017
Colors and exact design will vary.

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
Engenho Puxado A Escravos (Sugar Mill Powered by Slaves)
SKU: JFB-213

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (13 1/2" x 20" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2005

$120

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-157

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2003
Woodcut print on paper (20" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
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O Amor No Serrado (Love in the Serrado)
SKU: JFB-203

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (22" x 14 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2009, 2014

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Jogo do Baralho (The Card Game)
SKU: GVB-16

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2008
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 14" image on 26" x 19" sheet )

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-112

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (13 3/4 x 20), 2006

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Quinteto de Anjos
SKU: JFB-205

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (11 1/2" x 19" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2014

$110

Product Status: 
ON HOLD
Os Beija-Flores (the Hummingbirds)
SKU: JMDS-05b

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-113

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 3/4 x 14), 2006

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
A Danca do Escandelo
SKU: JFB-206

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (13 3/4" x 19" image on 19" x 26" sheet), 2014, 2017
Colors and details may vary.

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
A Vida dos Diabos (The Life of the Devils)
SKU: JMDS-04c

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Brazil), 2005.
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-184

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2007
Woodcut print on paper (19 3/4 x 11)

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
Santo Antonio Casamenteiro
SKU: JFB-207

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (20" x 11 1/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004, 2006

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-185c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2007
Woodcut print on paper (19 3/4 x 11)

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-18

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (21 x 15), 1992

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-189

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2007
Woodcut print on paper (16 3/8 x 10 1/2)

$110

Product Status: 
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Futebol
SKU: JFB-210

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (15" x 21 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
Adao e Eva (Adam and Eve)
SKU: JMDS-28c

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2003
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
Os Artesãos (The Artisans)
SKU: JMDS-29c

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2004, 2006, 2007
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 13 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
Briga de Galo (Cockfight)
SKU: GVB-19

Givanildo Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (image size 12" x 19 5/8" on 19" x 26" sheet), 2004

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
Givanildo Borges - Fruta Engana Vaqueiro
SKU: GVB-15

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2002
Woodcut print on paper (19 x 14)

$110

Product Status: 
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Piquenique Na Mata
SKU: JFB-15b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2005

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Givanildo Borges - Chegada da Parteira (the Arrival of the Midwife)
SKU: GVB-18

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (15" x 21 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
Sao Francisco (black and white)
SKU: JFB-55b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004

 

#110

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-77c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (18 1/2" x 10" on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004, 2005, 2017
Colors and detail may vary.  Also available in black and white version.

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-84

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 x 12), 2005

 

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Givanildo Borges
SKU: GVB-14

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (13 3/4" x 18 3/4" image on 19" x 26" sheet)

$110

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges - Maracatu do Nordeste
SKU: JFB-41

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/4" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 1996

$110

Product Status: 
Sold
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-88

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2 x 12 3/4), 2005

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
A Jardineira
SKU: JFB-211c

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/2" x 11 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2013, 2017.
Exact colors may vary.

$110

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Violeiros
SKU: JMDS-103

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2017
Woodcut print on paper (10 1/4" x 19 1/4" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

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Feira de Caruaru
SKU: JFB-44

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (19 1/4 x 12), 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008

$110

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-153

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 1997
Woodcut print on paper (19 x 10 1/2)

$110

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Rainha do Cabare
SKU: JFB-190

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2009
Woodcut print on paper (20 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

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Forro da Meia Noite
SKU: JFB-225c

José Francisco Borges (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2017
Woodcut print on paper (19 3/4" x 11 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet)
Colors may vary

$110

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Sao Francisco (color)
SKU: JFB-55c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print (color) on paper (19 1/2" x 12" image on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004

$110

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-156

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2005
Woodcut print on paper (19 3/4 x 12)

$110

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Lampiao e Maria Bonita no Sertao (Lampiao and Maria Bonita in the Sertao)
SKU: JMDS-102

José Miguel da Silva (Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil), 2006
Woodcut print on paper (13 1/2" x 19 1/2" image on 26" x 19" sheet)

$110

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O Crime Ecologico (Ecological Crime)
SKU: JFB-223

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (18 1/2" x 10" on 26" x 19" sheet), 2004

$110

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Os Violeiros (1998) - Marcelo Soares
SKU: MASO-14

Marcelo Soares (Pernambuco, Brazil), #91/100 - 1996, #97/100 - 1998
Woodcut print on paper (10 3/4" x 9 1/4" image on 17" x 12 1/2" sheet)

$88

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Marcelo Soares - Maria Bonita
SKU: MASO-18

Marcelo Soares (Pernambuco, Brazil), #32/100, 1998
Woodcut print on paper (14 1/4" x 10")
Maria Bonita and her partner Lampiao were legendary Bandits in Northeast Brazil.  See original photos below.

$88

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Sereia com Passaro (1988)
SKU: MASO-24

Marcelo Soares (Pernambuco, Brazil), #97/100, 1988
Woodcut print on paper (9 3/4" x 12" image on 12 1/4" x 17" sheet )

$88

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Azulão
SKU: JFB-199

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (14" x 10" image on 19" x 13" sheet), 2021.
Note:  Exact details and colors may vary.

$88

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Asa Branca
SKU: JFB-200

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (13 3/4" x 10" image on 19" x 13" sheet), 2021.
Note:  Exact details and colors may vary.

$88

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Bumba-Meu-Boi
SKU: MASO-25

Marcelo Soares (Pernambuco, Brazil), #86/100, 1988
Woodcut print on paper (9 5/8" x 14 1/4"  image on 12 1/2" x 17" sheet)

$88

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Estoria de Pescador (black and white) - Severino Borges
SKU: BPR-23

Severino Borges (Brazil), 2004, 2019
Woodcut print on paper (8 1/4" x 12" image on 13" x 19" sheet)

$88

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-180

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2008, 2009
Woodcut print on paper (8 1/4" x 12 3/8")

$78

Product Status: 
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St. Francis/Sao Francisco Figure
SKU: BRFIG-01

By Armelia - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (3 1/2" w. x 3 1/2" d. x 9" h.)

$78

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Accordion Player
SKU: BRFIG-06

By Armelia - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (3 3/4" w. x 3 1/2" d. x 9" h.)

$78

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Severino Borges
SKU: BPR-21

Severino Borges (Brazil), c.2004
Woodcut print on paper (13 1/8 x 8 1/2)

$78

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Severino Borges
SKU: BPR-25

Severino Borges (Brazil), c.2004
Woodcut print on paper (12 1/4" x 8 1/2")

$78

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A Mulher eo Diabo
SKU: JFB-68

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), 2003
Woodcut print on paper (10" x 8")

$75

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-181

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 1/2" x 9 1/8"), 2004

$58

Product Status: 
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Accordionist
SKU: BRFIG-02

By Laudineide - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (2 1/2" w. x 2 1/2" d. x 6 1/4" h.)

$58

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Woman with a Cat
SKU: BRFIG-03

By Antonio Rodrigues - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (2" w. x 2 1/4" d. x 5 1/4" h.)

$58

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Migrant with Dog
SKU: BRFIG-05

By Antonio Rodrigues - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (2 1/8" w. x 2 1/2" d. x 5 1/2" h.)

$54

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Tamarindo (2006)
SKU: JFB-99

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 3/4" x 7"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011.
Exact colors and design may vary

$48

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Icó
SKU: JFB-229

Woodcut print on paper (image size 7 5/8" x 7 1/4" on 13" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2017.
Exact design and colors may vary.

$48

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Feeding the Chickens
SKU: BRFIG-04

By Adilma - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (3 1/2" w. x 4 1/2" d. x 6" h.)

$48

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Coco  - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-10

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.

$48

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Acerola (2007)
SKU: JFB-72

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8" x 7"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021.
Exact design and colors will vary.

$45

Product Status: 
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Sapoti - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-91

Woodcut print on paper (7 1/4' x 5 1/2'  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2021.
Exact design and colors will vary.
 

$45

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Caju - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-142

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/4" on 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2007, 2009, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.

$45

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-150

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6 3/4" x 5 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
Colors may vary

$45

Product Status: 
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Jaboticaba - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-143

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/4" x 7 1/4" on 11 1/2" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2009, 2011, 2021.
Exact design and colors will vary.

$45

Product Status: 
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Melao - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-47

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact design and colors will vary.

 

$45

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Goiaba  - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-48

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2 x 7), 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2021.
Design and colors may vary.

$45

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Banana - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-26

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021.
Exact colors may vary.

$45

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Laranja - José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-27

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7" on 11" x 10 1/2"), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2021
Design and colors may vary.

$45

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José Francisco Borges - Abacaxi
SKU: JFB-39

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7" on 11" x 11" sheet), 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017.
Exact design may vary and colors may vary from yellow to orange.

$45

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Jaca - Unsigned
SKU: JFB-90a

José Francisco Borges (Brazil), - unsigned.
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2 x 7 1/2), c.2008

$45

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-09

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8" x 7" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2008, 2009, 2011

$45

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-69

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004, 2007, 2009, 2017.
Exact design and colors will vary.

$45

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José Francisco Borges - Morango (2017)
SKU: JFB-70

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7" image on 13" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020.
Exact colors and design may vary.

$45

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-126

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8 1/4" x 6"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2006

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-173

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 5/8" x 8 5/8" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2009

$42

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-37

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6 x 8 1/2), 2005

 

$42

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José Francisco Borges - Limao
SKU: JFB-169

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6 1/2" x 6 1/2" image on 13" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2009, 2011, 2017.
Design and colors may vary.

$42

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-97

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 3/4" x 8" on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-93

Woodcut print on paper
(6 x 3 3/4), 2005, 2010

$42

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-96

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6" x 6"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-20

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6 x 8), 1992

$42

Product Status: 
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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-123

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8 1/4" x 5"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004

$42

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Givanildo Borges - Maria Bonita
SKU: GVB-13

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (8 3/4 x 4 1/2)
Maria Bonita and her partner Lampiao were legendary Bandits in Northeast Brazil.  See original photos below.

$42

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Musica Sentimental de La Vida Cosmica
SKU: JFB-29

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6" x 8" image on 11" x 14" sheet), 2007

$42

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-125

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (3 3/4" x 6 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004

$42

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Givanildo Borges
SKU: GVB-10

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (9 1/4 x 6 3/4)

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-34

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (6" x 7 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 1992

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-46b

Woodcut print on paper
(7" x 6 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004

$42

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Givanildo Borges
SKU: GVB-11

Givanildo Borges (Brazil), 2004
Woodcut print on paper (6 1/4" x 6")

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-49

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 7 1/2"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2005

$42

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-35

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8 1/2"  x 4"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2002, 2004

$42

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Black Dog
SKU: JFB-178

Woodcut print on paper (5 1/4" x 7 3/4"  on 9 1/2" x 13" sheet), 2011

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-98

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 1/4" x 8 1/4"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2005

$42

Product Status: 
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Os Anjos
SKU: JFB-102

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (9 1/2" x 6"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2006

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-33

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 1/2" x 8"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2003, 2005

 

$42

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Yemanja (#3)
SKU: JFB-106

Yemanja (#3) 
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (4" x 7 1/4" on 13" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2006, 2007, 2011

$42

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-92

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/2" x 6"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 1992

$42

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 Yemanja (#1) (b&w)
SKU: JFB-36b

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 3/4" x 8 3/4" on 9 1/2" x 13" sheet),2004, 2005, 2006, 2011

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-109

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on kraft paper (8 3/4" x 6"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2006

$42

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Flying Angel
SKU: JFB-107c

Flying Angel 
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on hand-made paper (5" x 7 1/4"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2004, 2009

$42

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José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-149

José Francisco Borges (Brazil)
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/4" x 4 3/4"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2007

$42

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Juriti
SKU: JFB-201b

Juriti (black and white)
José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (5 1/4" x 6 1/2" on 13" x 9 1/2" sheet), 2002

$42

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
José Francisco Borges
SKU: JFB-172

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (7 1/8" x 4 3/8"  on 11 1/2" x 10" sheet), 2009

$42

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Sao Cosme e Damiao
SKU: JFB-202c

José Francisco Borges (Brazil),
Woodcut print on paper (8" x 5 1/2" on 12" x 10" sheet), 2005

$42

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Bird (#1)
SKU: JFB-234

Woodcut print on paper (image size 6 3/4" x 4 1/8" on 9 1/2 x 6 1/2" sheet), 2012.
Exact design may vary.

$28

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Hen (Bird #3)
SKU: JFB-236

Woodcut print on paper (image size 4 1/2" x 3 3/4" on 9 1/2 x 6 1/2" sheet), 2012.
Exact design may vary.

$28

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Tatu
SKU: JFB-243

Woodcut print on paper (image size 4 3/4" x 4 5/8" on 9 1/2 x 6 1/2" sheet), 2012.
Exact design may vary.

$28

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Saint #1
SKU: BRFIG-09

By Cicero do Vale - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (2" w. x 2 1/2" d. x 5 1/2" h.)

$28

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Saint #2
SKU: BRFIG-10

By Cicero do Vale - Pernambuco, N.E. Brazil.  c.2000
Clay sculpture, painted.  (2" w. x 2 1/2" d. x 5 1/2" h.)

$28

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"Stories on a String" - Folheto chapbooks from Brazil
SKU: BRFT-01

"Stories on a String" - Folheto chapbooks from North-East Brazil.
Assorted hand-printed pamphlets from Pernambuco and Ceara, by Jose Borges, Abraao Batista and others.  Written in (Portuguese) verse, printed in small presses with hand-printed woodcut cover art.  Generally 12 pages long, 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" in size. 

$14 for 3

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