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• Lot n° 56 Francisco Toledo (1940-2019, Mexican) "Cayman," 1974 Patinated bronze Edition: IV/VII Signed and numbered at the underside of the head: Toledo 3.625" H x 7.5" W x 2.5" D Provenance: The Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY Richard Thomas, actor, Los Angeles, CA Acquired by the present owner from the above Literature: Teresa del Conde, "Francisco Toledo" (Mexico: Secretari´a de Educacio´n Pu´blica, 1981), pg. 111, illustrated Cándida Fernández de Calderón, "Francisco Toledo: Obra 1970-1990," Volume II (Mexico City: Fomento Cultural Banamex, 2016), pg. 63, illustrated Other notes: Francisco Toledo was renowned for his imaginative animal sculptures, which drew inspiration from the natural world, Zapotec traditions, and the folklore of his native Oaxaca. Rather than depicting conventionally beautiful creatures, Toledo often focused on bats, iguanas, toads, insects, monkeys, and other animals like the present cayman, transforming them into expressive, fantastical beings that blurred the boundaries between traditional and artistic animal forms. His sculptures, created in materials such as clay, bronze, wood, and stone, formed part of a larger "fantastic zoology" that explored themes of nature, mythology, transformation, and identity. Through these works like the cayman, whose belly could also be interpreted as a trap, Toledo celebrated Indigenous cultural heritage while inviting viewers into a dreamlike world where animals embodied both the mysteries and vitality of life. 3.625" H x 7.5" W x 2.5" D Overall good condition with dust accumulation, scattered minor scuffs, and darkening/oxidation to bronze commensurate with age.