Benjamin Mendoza -- The Banana Lady

Oil painting on canvas measuring approximately 23 x 31 inches
Benjamin Mendoza is a contemporary Tzutujil Maya artist from Santiago Atitlan. His paintings are sold in the Mendoza family gallery in Panajachel. This painting was purchased in 2006

This is an oil painting on stretched canvas, and measures slightly over 23 x 31 inches. It is stretched but not framed. It is signed in the lower right corner "Be Mendoza Taca", and is untitled. The woman pictured was from Santiago, and was well known on the street selling bananas. She died the previous year, and Benjamin painted this image to remember her. Price includes some extra shipping cost for the oversize item.