Antonio Pineda: the last of the great Mexican maestros

Photograph from Los Angeles Times

If you have been collecting vintage Mexican silver for a while, you are familiar with the great Mexican modernist silversmith Antonio Pineda and probably know he died last week at his home in Taxco. He was 90.

The L.A. Times obituary written by Dennis McLellan offers a good overview of the man and his work; if you haven’t yet read it, you should. Additionally, see the L.A. Times photogallery Antonio Pineda | 1919-2009, the 2008 review of The Fowler Museum’s Silver Seduction by Reed Johnson of the Times, and the Fowler’s brief video featuring Pineda and his work, below:

Exhibition: Silver Seduction – The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda from Fowler Museum on Vimeo.

Keen to see some beautiful Antonio Pineda pieces currently available for sale? The M. Schon Gallery has some excellent vintage Mexican jewelry by Pineda and other greats, including these rare, early copper on 970 silver earrings (click here for details):

and this early Antonio Pineda 970 sterling bracelet (click here for details):

You can see vintage Antonio Pineda jewelry auctions at Vintage Mexican Silver.