Julian Coche Mendoza -- The Market

Oil on unstretched canvas measuring 16 x 20 inches
Julian Coche Mendoza is the younger brother of Antonio Coche, the first painter from San Juan la Laguna. He initially painted in the naive style popular around Lake Atitlan; but after spending a few years in art school in Guatemala City, he now paints in a modern cubist style. His work is quite dynamic and colorful, and depict daily scenes common in his village.

Oil painting on canvas measuring 16 x 20 inches, unstretched. The painting will be mailed rolled in a hard tube. Signed "Julian Coche" in the lower right corner. The painting depicts a local fruit and vegetable market in Santiago Atitlan. It was painted ca. 2006, and was purchased in January 2008 in the Mendoza family gallery in San Juan.