I love finding art by chance.

My mom recently cleaned/organized my grandparents garage (one of the best places to find hidden/forgotten gems) and came across these pieces which she thought I would love. She was right, they are just beautiful and have found their place in my display of favs. It’s amazing how a simple line art illustration can pull so much life into it’s details. I was naturally curious as to who this artist is and where these pieces came from (one of my acquired nicknames is “Becky Checkers” ha).

Ernesto Garcia Cabral (aka Chango) is his name and ranks as one of Mexico’s most important illustrators of the 20th Century. Cabral was one of Mexico’s greatest political cartoonists and illustrators. He studied art in Paris just before WWI, and became well known there as a cartoonist. He returned to Mexico in 1918 and quickly became one of the country’s leading illustrators. He was known for his expressive caricatures, which illustrated the posters for Mexican film comedies throughout the forties and fifties. His talents also included working as a muralist in the US and in Mexico. Cabral died in 1968.

Fun Fact: Some of Cabral’s posters are featured in the film Ghost World (2001).