Created to be hung as a mobile
Acrylic and pastel on paper
Provenance: Estate of Charles Ragland Bunnell
Presented in a custom hardwood frame with an archival mat and UV70 protectant glass
Provenance: Estate of Bert Van Bork
Ethel, The Blue Spotted Cow (Composition with Cows, People, and Birds), Painting, 1953-1965 21407 Created to be hung asEthel, The Blue Spotted Cow, original vintage painting by Mexican American folk artist Martin Saldana (1874 1965). A whimsical, slightly abstracted composition featuring a cowboy wrangling a blue heifer (presumbably named Ethel), five "normal" cows (including two young calves), two men fishing on a river, several birds and ducks, and two airplanes in the sky above. Oil on board. Signed by the artist, lower left. Presented in a custom frame with UV70