Handmade Punch and Judy 1930s "Neighbor" Hand Puppet Mexican A few of them

A few of them

4 5/8" across from inside of lip

who I think quite charmed the artist as he sketched them nearly 200 years ago

content to treat it as a great looking little modernist sculpture with a secret

bold pattern and subtleties of the old painted surface (which details best capture) make it to my eye a really beautiful thing

Handmade Punch and Judy 1930s "Neighbor" Hand Puppet Mexican A few of themWhat a face! I know this puppet was created as part of as group of handmade Punch and Judy puppets to represents the "Neighbor" character; funnily enough, I think he looks a little like Jim Nabors, too, but even more so like Jim Broadbent! Really a wonderfully expressive guy, with huge red mouth, super bushy eyebrows and furrowed brown, and with arms that were made in. quite a wonky way, one higher than than the other. Handmade and hand painted papier