Dimitar Krustev Original Pastel Painting 1987 Aurelia Oaxaca Mexico Framed 33\" For Sale

Original 1987 fine art pastel painting by renowned Bulgarian-American explorer, author, and artist Dimitar Krustev (1920–2013). Titled and inscribed lower left: \"Dimitar Krustev 1987 / Aurelia from Oaxaca Mexico.\" This sensitive, expressive portrait depicts a young indigenous girl named Aurelia at a water basin carrying a doll or infant wrapped across her back in a traditional rebozo.

Professionally custom framed under glass by The Art and Frame Shop in Hastings, Nebraska, with high-end double matting and original provenance clippings affixed to the backing paper—including an exhibition article from The Colony Reporter detailing Krustev’s career and his show at the American Society of Jalisco (AMSOC).

• Condition: Good Vintage Condition (Artwork is exceptionally well-preserved behind glass with strong pigment depth and no fading or water damage; double matting is clean; frame is solid and structurally sound with light, normal frame edge wear; kraft dust cover backing has typical age tears around the wire mounting brackets and lower corner that do not affect the artwork—see photos for exact condition)

• Artist: Dimitar Krustev (Bulgarian-American, 1920–2013; listed artist, member of the Explorers Club of New York and Adventurers Club of Chicago)

• Title: \"Aurelia from Oaxaca Mexico\"

• Date Created: 1987

• Medium: Original Pastel / Charcoal Drawing on Paper

• Signature & Inscriptions: Hand-signed and inscribed by the artist in graphite/charcoal lower left: \"Dimitar Krustev 1987 / Aurelia from Oaxaca Mexico\"

• Subject: Indigenous Mexican girl (Oaxaca) with doll/swaddled child at an outdoor water spigot and basin

• Framing: Professional wood frame, archival double matting with a warm rust/terracotta inner border, and glass front

• Provenance / Backing: Includes original custom framer\'s label (\"The Art and Frame Shop, Hastings, Nebraska\"), original pastel care instructional sheet, and an attached vintage newspaper article (\"\'Jungle\' artist shows at AMSOC\" by Brayton Wood, The Colony Reporter) with handwritten collector notation: \"The young Indian girl and baby is an original by Dimitar Krustev\"

• Outer Frame Dimensions: Approximately 25.5 inches Wide x 33.5 inches High (25.5\" W x 33.5\" H)

• Display: Heavy-duty braided hanging wire installed on reverse; ready to hang

• Style / Aesthetic: Latin American Folk Portraiture, Mid-Century / Late 20th-Century Listed Art, Ethnographic Fine Art, Southwestern / Mexican Heritage Decor