Beautiful Signed Alicia Penin Vintage Art Wall Tile Campesina & Whitewashed House Lanzarote
In excellent condition, a beautiful wall art tile, hand made and hand signed by Alicia Penin of Lanzarote.
The tile depicts a Campesina lady, or country woman ascending the steps of her white-washed house with green painted entrance, as is the custom in Lanzarote. Green paint in the countryside and blue paint by the sea.
Also shows the Canarian chimney pot and a succulent or cactus within the tile.
The frame forms part of the design.
Measures 15 x 15cm square.
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Any questions you have, please do contact me and if you wish to purchase more than one item, I may be able to give a discount.
In excellent condition, a beautiful wall art tile, hand made and hand signed by Alicia Penin of Lanzarote.
The tile depicts a Campesina lady, or country woman ascending the steps of her white-washed house with green painted entrance, as is the custom in Lanzarote. Green paint in the countryside and blue paint by the sea.
Also shows the Canarian chimney pot and a succulent or cactus within the tile.
The frame forms part of the design.
Measures 15 x 15cm square.
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED IN PRICE.
Any questions you have, please do contact me and if you wish to purchase more than one item, I may be able to give a discount.
Cesar Manrique transformed the island of Lanzarote, his birthplace, during his lifetime. Tragically killed in a fatal car accident in 1992, at just 72 years old, he was fundamentally an environmentalist, artist, sculptor and architect, deep thinker and lover and protector of his homeland. His work saved Lanzarote from becoming yet another spoiled Spanish tourist resort - destroyed by the need and greed to create an income from tourism at any cost. Manrique never forgot the history and heritage of his native island, built on volcanic lava and rock. He created a utopia of visitors' sites from the natural materials of the island - lava, rock, volcanic ash, whitewashed houses, cactus, palms and sand and sea and a vision of the volcanic island life that we hope will never be lost. Long may his legacy live on, as we take in the breathtaking beauty of his creations.
I myself was lucky to have been influenced by the island and the man himself, and of course the beautiful people of Lanzarote. My daughter is a Conejera (a female born in Lanzarote). This is my collection of work from both Cesar and the island of Lanzarote itself. Please do let me know know if there is anything you are looking for as I may be able to find it for you. I now live in Almeria in South Eastern Spain, a desert area that is also inspirational and recalls aspects of the island of Lanzarote. I am a total Hispanophile and Manriquephile, who will never forget Cesar Manrique's incredible artistry and influence on creating a world of art combined with nature.
