Rare Cuba Haydee Scull 1931-2007 El Chino Manicero Peanut Vendor Clay Sculpture

  

We are delighted to offer for sale a superb!! And Rare hand made framed Clay. Sculpture of a great Cuban folklore figure El Chino Manicero, (The Chinese Man Peanut Street Vendor), Circa 1980, Mixed Media, Clay Canvas Board and Acrylic, by Important Cuba born and probably the best. This piece was bought directly from the Artist Haydee Scull, on the back of the framed sculpture there is the Original Haydee Scull Artist Brochure.

Twin sisters Haydée and Sahara Scull were born in Havana, Cuba, and studied painting and sculpture at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro in Havana. They are best known for their humorous three-dimensional paintings and sculptures of Old Havana and trendy South Beach.

Haydée's son Michael, born in 1953, collaborated with his mother and aunt as a teenager. He left Cuba in 1967 to study art in Canada, and subsequently settled in Miami. In 1969 Haydée and her daughter Elizabeth (born 1957) joined Michael in Miami and in 1973 Sahara left Cuba for Miami. They established their permanent residence and studio in the art deco district of Miami Beach. Most of their work is commissioned for private collections.

Haydée (died 2007) and Sahara (died 2008) Scull, known as the Scull Twins or the Scull sisters, were Cuban-Chinese folk-artists. Born in Cuba in the 1930s, the sisters created humorous three-dimensional paintings and sculptures of Old Havana and Florida, using paper mache, wire and acrylic paint. These now fetch high prices with collectors. Haydée immigrated to the United States in 1969 with her daughter, Elizabeth, joining her son Michael in Miami, Florida.

Sahara immigrated to the United States in 1973, joining Haydée in Miami. The sisters were known for wearing matching, colorful, dresses and hats around the Miami art scene. They were referenced in a song entitled Scull Twins by Duncan Browne. This piece had been in the same important Private Latin American Art Collection of a Florida Gentleman for decades.

Measurements: The piece measures approx. 8-1/2 (21.6Cm) Tall x approx. Ndition Report: We do our very best to describe the condition to the best of our knowledge. The overall condition of the piece is very good and it presents very well Wear commesurate with age and use. Please read all of the description and terms of sale.

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• Size: Small (up to 12in.)
• Region of Origin: US
• Artist: Haydee Scull
• Style: Cuban Folklore
• Material: Mixed Medium
• Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1989
• Type: Sculpture
• Features: Framed, Signed
• Color: Multi-Color
• Subject: The Peanuts Street Vendor
• Culture: Cuban Folklore
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original