Fine Art

Bronze sculpture

 "Rosita"

 by Carl Pappe

1900 - 1998

Engraved "Carl Pappe" on right side of base, "Rosita" on left side, and "Taxco" on back of base.

dimensions:

 5 3/4 wide x 5 1/2 high x 2 1/4 wide inches

Purchased in Taxco Mexico from the studio of Carl Pappe in 1967

SOLD

     Carl Pappe was a Hungarian born artist, who spent much of his life living and working in Mexico.  His work includes pencil and ink drawings, etchings, woodcuts, abstract sculptures, bronze busts, watercolors, oil paintings, and  pastels. His work is  included in Museum and private collections world-wide, including the collection of The Library of Congress, and the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia.  

     Born in Hungary in 1900, Pappe showed an early interest and talent in drawing. Pappe emigrated to the United States in 1911. From 1921 to 1925 Carl attended the Cleveland School of Art , and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1929 he worked in stage design for Paramount Studios in New York.

     Carl visited Mexico City in 1934 where he met and married Bernice Goodspeed, an anthropologist and tour guide.  Goodspeed later became a designer of silver jewelry and author, writing books on Mexican folklore illustrated by her husband Carl.  They settled in Taxco, Mexico's silver mining capital in the Sierra Madre Mountains, where they opened an art gallery, and Carl dedicated his life to his art. 

     Acquainted with many interesting and influential people during his years in Mexico, Pappe attended lectures on art given by Diego Rivera and was a friend to artist Frida Kahlo.   Carl's friendship with Carlos Merida, Juan O'Gorman and Ruffino Tamayo brought them to Taxco in an effort to escape the politics and distractions in the Capital. 

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