Rafaél González y González &
José Antonio González Escobar

First Maya Artist
Father and Son originally from San Pedro la Laguna

Rafaél's paintings and Sculpture (José Antonio's are below)
Click image for larger version or colspan="2" for highest resolution. Cristo Negro (Black Christ) Circa 1940, 15" x 9" x 4" wood, Unframed Cat: raf-025 Rafaél Gonz�lez y Gonz�lez Rafael carved this black Christ and kept it by his beside for about fifty years until his death in 1996. It is unsigned but his widow Candida Escobar travelled to Guatemala City with his grandson and namesake Pedro Rafaél González Chavajay to obtain a signed notarized document detailing its history.
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Procesi�n de San Antonio Palop� (Procesion in San Antonio Palop�) Last quarter 20th century, 25" x 27" Oil on canvas, Framed Cat: RAF-0001 Rafa�l Gonz�lez y Gonz�lez Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection
For commentary about Rafaél's paintings in the Moran Collection visit:MayaWomenInArt.org
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Aldea Cutzan (The village Cutzan) Last quarter 20th century, 16" x 20" Oil on canvas, Framed Cat: RAF-023 Rafael Gonz�lez y Gonz�lez Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest) 1990, 16" x 20" Oil on canvas., Framed Cat: raf-007 Rafaél Gonz�lez y Gonz�lez

Paintings by Rafael González y González that are in museums
	The following painting is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Cofrades de Atitlán (Members of a Cofradia in Santiago Atitlan) 1990, 16" x 20" Oil on canvas. Rafaél Gonz�lez y Gonz�lez Copyright: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
	A museum is in the process of acquiring this painting.
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Baile de Venados (Deer Dance) 20, 20" x 24" Oil on canvas., Framed Cat: raf-024 Rafaél Gonz�lez y Gonz�lez

José Antonio's paintings
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. San Pedro la Laguna (San Pedro la Laguna) 2009, 24" x 32" Oil on canvas, Cat: JAN-132 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection
For commentary about José Antonio's paintings in the Moran Collection visit: MayaWomenInArt.org
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. San Pablo la Laguna (San Pablo la Laguna) 2007, 16" x 20" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-116 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. D�a del Mercado (Market Day) 2003, 15" x 20" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-084 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Mercado Bajo de un Arbol, Atitl�n (Market under a tree, Santiago Atitlan) 2007, 13" x 15" Oil on canvas, Framed Cat: JAN-108 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. San Antonio Palop� (San Antonio Palop�) 2006, 15" x 20" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: JAN-112 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Santiago Atitl�n, Mercado (Market Santiago Atitl�n) 2005, 13" x 15" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-094 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Procesi�n, San Pedro (Procession, San Pedro la Laguna) 2004, 13" x 15" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-091 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Iglesia de San Pedro la Laguna (The Church of San Pedro la Laguna) 2005, 15" x 13" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-104 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Santiago Atitl�n (Santiago Atitl�n) 2007, 13" x 15" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-109 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. Enfrente de la Iglesia, San Pablo la Laguna (In front of the Church, San Pablo la Laguna) 2007, 13" x 15" Oil on canvas., Unframed Cat: jan-110 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar
Click image for larger version or here for highest resolution. El Palo Volador (The pole flyer) 2008, 15" x13" Oil on canvas, Framed Cat: JAN-120 Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection

Painting by José Antonio González Escobar that a museum is in the process of acquiring

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Chichicastenango

(Chichicastenango)

2009, 24" x 32"
Oil on silk, Unframed
Cat: jan-131

Jos� Antonio Gonz�lez Escobar

Artemaya Catalog JAN-131