Spanish Dominican Republic Mexico Realist Gouache Painting Portrait by José Vela Zanetti, 1962 Decorative Arts Both the interior of the

Both the interior of the lid and the interior of the base are hallmarked for Gervase Wheeler

The underside of the base is gilded & decorated with polychrome lappets

the mallet shaped bodies with a surrounding diaper pattern

the painting is clearly signed "Charles Partridge Adams" lower left

preserves the forms of the original armchair while refreshing them and breathing new life into the image and value of the original design

Spanish Dominican Republic Mexico Realist Gouache Painting Portrait by José Vela Zanetti, 1962 Decorative Arts Both the interior of theAn important Spanish portrait painting by the celebrated artist Jose Vela Zanetti (1913 1999), signed & dated 1962. This painting by one of Spain's most celebrated muralists, who also painted both the Realist & Expressionistic styles, deeply affected by the Spanish Civil war and the loss of his father under the Franco regime. Zanetti painted humanist scenes with an insightful observation for the subtleties that make us human; local people & scenes of