 
Monotype of Mexican Man in Sombreo by Carl Pappe
Vintage monotype of Mexican man in a sombrero with serape by Carl Pappe. The dimensions inside the plate mark measures 18" by 11-1/2". This print has dark hues and tones with a rich painterly surface. It is a strong impression signed in pencil by the artist. The work was done on off-white paper and is in excellent condition. It is not laid down, scraped, torn, or water dammaged. Monotyping produces a unique print, or monotype (only one), because most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing. So this is likely the only copy of this print.
Born in Hungary in 1900, Carl Pappe was five years old, his father immigrated to the United States in search for a new life for his family. From 1921 to 1925 Carl attended the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art). Amidst the Depression, he visited Mexico City in 1934 and began to work as a cook and tour guide to earn money for rent on a studio where he could paint. He met Bernice Goodspeed, his future wife; an anthropologist and tour guide specializing in sites of antiquity. She became a designer of silver jewelry and authored books on Mexican folklore, illustrated by her husband Carl. They opened a gallery in the still quaint silver mining town of Taxco, southwest of Mexico City. He died at age 98, in 1998 in Taxco, he was poor financially yet very rich in personal friendships. Carl Pappe is a well listed artist with documented auction records who worked in many mediums.
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