Annette Nancarrow bronze & pre-Columbian green stone Mexican modernist cocktail ring - measures 1" diameter at top, rises almost 1” above the finger, adjustable size band presently about a size 9.5 US!
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Two photos of artist/designer Annette Nancarrow - amongst her pre-Columbian art collection, and wearing a Mexican 'skull' dance mask circa 1940s.
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Annette Nancarrow bronze & pre-Columbian green stone Mexican modernist cocktail ring circa 1940s - measures 1.25" diameter, adjustable band presently a size 9.5 US!
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For sale here is a unique and very rare vintage 1940s one of a kind handmade mixed metals bronze and copper brooch with an ancient pre-Columbian carved black stone seal at center by Annette Nancarrow in Mexico. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years. She also designed one of a kind jewelry pieces often including ancient relics from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica aka ancient Mexico. The brooch is entirely hand forged in bronze and copper with a very thick but irregular patina that is similar to niello but lighter in color, and was no doubt applied in an irregular fashion to make the brooch look ancient as a fitting vehicle for the millennia-old ancient Mayan stone relic that forms the centerpiece. This relic is in the range of 1500 to 2000 years old! Most of Nancarrow's jewelry has the ancient fired clay beads and figures, this is one of only a handful I've seen that have carved stone relics in them! A rare and unusual design by this important designer! This rare one of a kind brooch measures 3.25" tall including the dangles by 2-1/8" at widest point. The carved black stone seal measures about 5/8" in diameter and looks quite thick given the depth of the setting. The brooch is marked at back as shown, "Nancarrow Mexico". An incredible one of a kind piece of wearable art that you will see nowhere else! Could be worn as a pendant with the addition of a pendant converter that slips onto the existing pin stem. These devices are available inexpensively online, and are simple to put on and take off to add versatility to your jewelry. Excellent vintage condition.
Nancarrow (1907-1991) was born in NYC on Oct. 13, 1907. She was an Art major at Hunter College and later received her Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University. She was awarded a scholarship to the National Academy of Design. She married young to an attorney and had a daughter named Cherry. While in New York she became friendly with the "Big Three" Mexican painters: Diego Rivera, who was working at Rockefeller Center, Jose Clemente Orozco who was exhibiting at the Delphic Studios and David Alfaro Siqueiros who was lecturing on the use of industrial paints for wall murals. They encouraged her to visit Mexico, which she did after her exhibition at the Modern Age Gallery. She then moved there permanently a year later. She became Orozco's assistant in one of his fresco ceiling murals, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" in the Templo de Jesus, the oldest Catholic Chapel on the continent. Annette had her first one woman show at the prominent Galeria de Arte Mexicano directed by Inez Amor. Orozco wrote the introduction to her invitation for this show. In a competition entitled "A Wall to Paint On," she won second prize for a mural, "Boy's Dream to Become a Bull Fighter." She is known for her paintings, murals, and also for her unique jewelry designs. Nancarrow's jewelry was acquired by important celebrities of her day including artist Frida Kahlo, entrepreneur and collector Helena Rubinstein, socialite collector and benefactor Peggy Guggenheim (think, the Guggenheim museum in NYC), entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden, and author Anais Nin (who wrote about her in her Diary, vol. 5). She was included, under the name "Annette de Stephens" (her married name at the time), in the landmark 1946 exhibit, Modern Handmade Jewelry, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This exhibit included the work of artists like Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia, and Anni Albers, as well as many of the first generation of studio jewelers such as Margaret de Patta, Paul Lobel, and Sam Kramer.
A unique one of a kind vintage 1940s handmade mixed metals brooch by Annette Nancarrow Mexico centering an ancient carved black stone pre-Columbian seal.
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a ONE OF A KIND vintage 1940s handmade sterling silver Fertility God design key chain by Annette Nancarrow. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years. She also designed one of a kind jewelry pieces often including ancient relics from pre-Columbian Mexico. Her jewelry is usually bronze, sometimes with copper, and extremely rarely in sterling silver. In fact, this is the ONLY piece by her that I have seen in sterling silver in my 45+ year career! This key chain is comprised of a Fertility God figure at one end with exaggerated male genitalia, and a hook-shaped wire-wrapped section at the other end. The mushroom-cap shaped terminal screws off so that keys can be placed on the hook section. An incredible one of a kind piece that would make a great gift for the person who has everything! This keychain measures 5" long by 1-1/8" wide, and weighs 19.5 grams total. Marked as shown, "Nancarrow" and "Sterling". As noted above, this is the only sterling silver design by Nancarrow that I have seen in my 45+ year career! Extremely rare, and an incredible design as well! Excellent vintage condition with just fine light wear and tarnish but no damage or detractors whatsoever as shown - please view the photos, read the description, and ask all questions prior to purchase. I am open to reasonable offers from serious buyers.
Nancarrow possibly based her design on "El Creador”, a life-sized pre-Columbian sculpture made out of clay that represents a divinity linked to fertility because he has 2 extremely long penises (see my second photo) - from Xochicalco, 700-900 CE, now housed at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
A one of a kind vintage 1940s Annette Nancarrow Mexico handmade sterling silver Fertility God design key chain.
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A very large vintage 1950s original oil on canvas pre-Hispanic Figures painting by Annette Nancarrow from during her many years spent in Mexico. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years, and I believe that his huge collection of pre-Hispanic figures (which later became the basis for the collection of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City) was the inspiration for this artwork. One of the figures (at center left, shown in side profile) even looks like Diego Rivera - see my last photo which is of Diego Rivera in front of a pre-Hispanic temple taken near the end of his life! The second to last photo is of Diego Rivera with part of his collection of pre Columbian objects, and the small crouching figure in front of him holding a pole-like weapon is also the front and center figure in this painting by Nancarrow! This painting would have been completed either just before or just after his death, and I believe that it is an homage to her great friend, his obsession with pre-Hispanic artifacts, and their friendship of so many years! A wonderful and quite vividly painted artwork, and with deep personal meaning for the artist. And, in addition, one of the largest and best paintings by Nancarrow that I have seen in person or published! This painting is in the original painted wood frame probably made by the artist herself, and still bears a partial gallery tag at back from when it was first shown at the Galleria de Arte Mendelsohn in Mexico City. The artwork measures 32.5" by 40.5" at the outside of the thin wood frame which adds about 1/2" all around, and measures 1-1/2" deep. It is signed at front as shown, "Annette Nancarrow Mexico". Excellent vintage condition.
Nancarrow (1907-1991) was born in NYC on Oct. 13, 1907. She was an Art major at Hunter College and later received her Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University. She was awarded a scholarship to the National Academy of Design. (See my second to last photograph of the artist as a young woman in NYC.) She married young to an attorney and had a daughter named Cherry. While in New York she became friendly with the "Big Three" Mexican painters: Diego Rivera, who was working at Rockefeller Center, Jose Clemente Orozco who was exhibiting at the Delphic Studios and David Alfaro Siqueiros who was lecturing on the use of industrial paints for wall murals. They encouraged her to visit Mexico, which she did after her exhibition at the Modern Age Gallery. She then moved there permanently a year later. As a painter there she continued her art studies at the Academia de San Carlos and befriended all the important artists of the dav. She became Orozco's assistant in one of his fresco ceiling murals, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" in the Templo de Jesus, the oldest Catholic Chapel on the continent. He then painted her portrait. (See my last photo of the artist in front of of her portrait by Orozco.) Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Federico Cantu and Pedro Friedeberg also painted portraits of her. Diego Rivera painted a portrait of her second husband, Louis Stephens, with whom she had two boys, Charles and Luis. Frida Kahlo dedicated a lithograph to her with the words: "Anita - Life has brought us together and I love you. Frida." Annette had her first one woman show at the prominent Galeria de Arte Mexicano directed by Inez Amor. Orozco wrote the introduction to her invitation for this show. In a competition entitled "A Wall to Paint On," she won second prize for a mural, "Boy's Dream to Become a Bull Fighter."
An original oil on canvas by Annette Nancarrow - a posthumous tribute to her old friend, Diego Rivera, and his passion for pre-Columbian artifacts!
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Nancarrow’s twin passions were history and art, and her jewelry is a perfect combination of the two - she combined new settings in bronze that have been purposefully made to look ancient, and in which she has set artifacts from pre-Columbian cultures as ‘jewels’ of her art - this necklace features a head and torso clay relic set in the two portions of the pendant, and with two types of ancient beads strung in the necklace above - her jewelry was worn by Frida Kahlo, author Anaïs Nin, patron of the arts Peggy Guggenheim of NYC, and female beauty mogul Helena Rubinstein, among many others, and her jewelry was exhibited in the landmark 1946 exhibit, Modern Handmade Jewelry, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York which included the work of artists like Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia, and Anni Albers, as well as studio jewelers such as Margaret de Patta, Paul Lobel, and Sam Kramer!
A rare 1940s Annette Nancarrow Mexico one of a kind bronze & pre Columbian clay relics & beads necklace - Nancarrow collaborated with Diego Rivera on several of his murals, and Frida Kahlo wore her jewelry!
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Born in New York City in 1907, Annette Nancarrow was an Art Major at Hunter College, received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University, and was awarded a scholarship to the National Academy of Design. She also was friendly with the "Big Three" Mexican painters in New York: Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. They invited her to visit Mexico ... and she ended up moving there permanently. Nancarrow continued her art studies at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City and befriended most of the important Mexican artists of the day. Around 1940, she assisted Orozco with "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," a vast mural on the massive ceiling and dome of the Templo de Jesus Catholic Chapel in downtown Mexico City. At the time, in a very sexist environment, this was considered an honor for a woman artist and Nancarrow considered it a highlight of her life. Multiple painters in Mexico created portraits of Nancarrow including Orozco, Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Federico Cantu, and Pedro Friedebarg. Diego Rivera painted her 2nd husband while Frida Kahlo dedicated a lithograph to her with the words, "Anita - Life has brought us together and I love you. Frida." In addition to painting, Nancarrow was a jewelry designer and studied archeology for inspiration. We see that in this intense self portrait with a scorpion necklace that might be associated with danger, mystery, or transformation. The painting is expressive and impasto creating texture and visible brushstrokes. The colors are rich and warm, with contrasting yellows and oranges against a darker background which lacks sharp delineation, focusing our attention on Nancarrow to make the self-portrait raw and emotional. Under a full head of curly, reddish-brown hair, the artist makes direct eye contact with us. She wears an orange top with a circular, dark teal brooch affixed to her chest in addition to the striking teal necklace featuring stylized scorpions.
Self Portrait by Annette Nancarrow (American) - Oil on canvas / No Date - Taubman Museum of Art (Roanoke, Virginia) #womeninart #art #womanartist #selfportrait #womensart #oilpainting #femaleartist #artwork #portraitofawoman #AnnetteNancarrow #Nancarrow #beauty #AmericanArtist #TaubmanMuseumofArt
In the first half of the 20th century, Mexico saw a dramatic influx of American painters, sculptors, writers, designers, collectors, and more, who were exhilarated by the country’s bohemian nature. A vibrant artistic movement reflecting Mexican culture and heritage and spreading post-revolutionary ideas persisted after the end of the Mexican Revolution in 1920 – attracting American artists including painter and designer Annette Nancarrow. Nancarrow (1907-1992) grew up in New York surrounded by various artistic communities from a young age. Pursuing a career in the arts was an effortless decision for her. She received art degrees from Hunter College and Columbia University and moved to Mexico City in 1936 after visiting with her sister in the previous summer. Nancarrow immersed herself into the Mexican arts community, befriending “Los Tres Grandes (The Big Three)” of Mexican Muralism – pivotal painters Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco cultivated an artistic style that defined Mexico following the Revolution. Nancarrow embraced the culture of her new home and found inspiration in urban Mexican landscapes, cultural traditions, and Meso-American objects. She collected a large number of Meso-American artifacts which she used as references when painting still life compositions and integrated them into various jewelry designs including rings, necklaces, and bracelets. Bullfights became a favorite pastime for Nancarrow and the sport had a great influence on her artistic practice, resulting in a large body of paintings and drawings passionately depicting the toreador and scenes of bullfighting. The artist’s most prolific body of work was created during her long residency in Mexico, admiring the rich culture through images of bustling Mexican markets, sensitive portraits of individuals in the Latino community, and elegant and ferocious depictions of the torero and the bull.
a HUGE vintage 1950s original oil on canvas pre-Hispanic Figures painting by Annette Nancarrow from during her many years spent in Mexico. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years, and I believe that his huge collection of pre-Hispanic figures (which later became the basis for the collection of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City) was the inspiration for this artwork. One of the figures (at center left, shown in side profile) even looks like Diego Rivera - see my last photo which is of Diego Rivera in front of a pre-Hispanic temple taken near the end of his life! The second to last photo is of Diego Rivera with part of his collection of pre Columbian objects, and the small crouching figure in front of him holding a pole-like weapon is also the front and center figure in this painting by Nancarrow! This painting would have been completed either just before or just after his death, and I believe that it is an homage to her great friend, his obsession with pre-Hispanic artifacts, and their friendship of so many years! A wonderful and quite vividly painted artwork, and with deep personal meaning for the artist. And, in addition, one of the largest and best paintings by Nancarrow that I have seen ever! This painting is in the original painted wood frame probably made by the artist herself, and still bears a partial gallery tag at back from when it was first shown at the Galleria de Arte Mendelsohn in Mexico City. The artwork measures 32.5" by 40.5" at the outside of the thin wood frame which adds about 1/2" all around, and measures 1-1/2" deep. It is signed at front as shown, "Annette Nancarrow Mexico". Excellent vintage condition.
Nancarrow worked mostly in brass and copper, often combined in the same piece, and with or without pre-Columbian pottery or stone relics. Her jewelry in silver is extremely rare, and this 'fertility god' keychain is a fine example. A one of a kind vintage 1940s handmade sterling silver Fertility God design key chain by Annette Nancarrow. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years. She also designed one of a kind jewelry pieces often including ancient relics from pre-Columbian Mexico. Her jewelry is usually bronze, sometimes with copper, and extremely rarely in sterling silver. In fact, this is the ONLY piece by her that I have seen in sterling silver in my 45+ year career! This key chain is comprised of a Fertility God figure at one end with exaggerated male genitalia, and a hook-shaped wire-wrapped section at the other end. The mushroom-cap shaped terminal screws off so that keys can be placed on the hook section. An incredible one of a kind piece that would make a great gift for the person who has everything! This keychain measures 5" long by 1-1/8" wide, and weighs 19.5 grams total. Marked as shown, "Nancarrow" and "Sterling". As noted above, this is the only sterling silver design by Nancarrow that I have seen in my 45+ year career! Extremely rare, and an incredible design as well! Excellent vintage condition.
Photograph of the artist seated in front of her portrait by Jose Clemente Orozco, one of the titans of Mexican 20th century art. She is wearing one of her jewelry creations, a huge axe-shaped pendant necklace with many beads including pre-Columbian relics.
Annette Nancarrow (1907-1992) was an artist and jewelry designer who had a life-long fascination for the ancient cultures of Mexico. Some of the pieces by her in my shop...
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a ONE OF A KIND vintage 1940s handmade sterling silver Fertility God design key chain by Annette Nancarrow. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years. She also designed one of a kind jewelry pieces often including ancient relics from pre-Columbian Mexico. Her jewelry is usually bronze, sometimes with copper, and extremely rarely in sterling silver. In fact, this is the ONLY piece by her that I have seen in sterling silver in my 45+ year career! This key chain is comprised of a Fertility God figure at one end with exaggerated male genitalia, and a hook-shaped wire-wrapped section at the other end. The mushroom-cap shaped terminal screws off so that keys can be placed on the hook section. An incredible one of a kind piece that would make a great gift for the person who has everything! Here's a short bio of the artist that I compiled from online sources: Nancarrow (1907-1991) was born in NYC on Oct. 13, 1907. She was awarded a scholarship to the National Academy of Design. While in New York she became friendly with the "Big Three" Mexican painters: Diego Rivera, who was working at Rockefeller Center, Jose Clemente Orozco who was exhibiting at the Delphic Studios and David Alfaro Siqueiros who was lecturing on the use of industrial paints for wall murals. They encouraged her to visit Mexico, which she did after her exhibition at the Modern Age Gallery. She then moved there permanently a year later. She became Orozco's assistant in one of his fresco ceiling murals, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" in the Templo de Jesus, the oldest Catholic Chapel on the continent. He then painted her portrait. Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Federico Cantu and Pedro Friedeberg also painted portraits of her. Diego Rivera painted a portrait of her second husband, Louis Stephens, with whom she had two boys, Charles and Luis. Frida Kahlo dedicated a lithograph to her…
A rare Annette Nancarrow sterling silver Fertility God key chain circa 1940s - she made few things in silver, preferring to work in mixed metals usually copper and brass - this is the only example by her in silver that I have seen!
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a HUGE vintage 1950s original oil on canvas pre-Hispanic Figures painting by Annette Nancarrow from during her many years spent in Mexico. She was a close friend of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo among many other Mexican artists and writers, and collaborated with Rivera on a number of his murals over the years, and I believe that his huge collection of pre-Hispanic figures (which later became the basis for the collection of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City) was the inspiration for this artwork. One of the figures (at center left, shown in side profile) even looks like Diego Rivera - see my last photo which is of Diego Rivera in front of a pre-Hispanic temple taken near the end of his life! The second to last photo is of Diego Rivera with part of his collection of pre Columbian objects, and the small crouching figure in front of him holding a pole-like weapon is also the front and center figure in this painting by Nancarrow! This painting would have been completed either just before or just after his death, and I believe that it is an homage to her great friend, his obsession with pre-Hispanic artifacts, and their friendship of so many years! A wonderful and quite vividly painted artwork, and with deep personal meaning for the artist. Nancarrow (1907-1991) was born in NYC on Oct. 13, 1907. She was an Art major at Hunter College and later received her Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University. She was awarded a scholarship to the National Academy of Design. She married young to an attorney and had a daughter named Cherry. While in New York she became friendly with the "Big Three" Mexican painters: Diego Rivera, who was working at Rockefeller Center, Jose Clemente Orozco who was exhibiting at the Delphic Studios and David Alfaro Siqueiros who was lecturing on the use of industrial paints for wall murals. They encouraged her to visit Mexico, which she did after her exhibition at the Modern Age Gallery. She then moved there permanently a year later. As a painter…
Diego Rivera in front of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City that was built to house his enormous collection of pre-Hispanic relics.
Diego Rivera in his home with some of the pre-Hispanic figures in his collection that would later become the collection of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City
An original 1950s oil on canvas painting by Annette Nancarrow of Diego Rivera surrounded by his collection of pre-Hispanic figures - click on the link for further details...
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