Quintana Collection of Mexican Art

Rose and Cecil Quintana started their Mexican art collecting journey in 1982 on their first trip to Mexico City. They rented a car and spent the next two weeks driving to Taxco, Acapulco, Oaxaca, Puebla, and back. They carefully planned their trip in order to experience the art, people and food of Mexico. On this trip they meet masters of jewelry making, wood carving, and pottery creation including silversmith Antonio Castillo, wood carver Manuel Jimenez, and clay sculptress Josefina Aguilar.

This was the beginning of a forty-year journey of collecting that primarily focused on folk art and fine art, and later antique religious art. They purchased and commissioned works from artists who they greatly admired whether it was a small, hand carved donkey from a street vender in Mexico City to a monumental papier mâché set of calaveras depicting Don Quixote by Pedro Linares.

Quintana Galleries is honored to offer for sale a curated selection of works from Rose and Cecil's extensive collection. We look forward to finding the next home for these beloved and passionately collected objects.