Cactus Gallery LA
15 LA PERA (The Pear) / En la lucha by artist Celeste Escobedo
$ 100.00
Graphite and paint on wood, 8 x 10"
Also shown here is the original Don Clemente Gallo card for LA PERA.
'En la lucha' means 'in the fight' or 'in the struggle' - pushing forward despite challenges.
The riddle associated with this image:
El que espera, desespera.
He who waits despairs.
(A pun: espera "to wait" and es pera " to be a pear" are homophones in Mexican Spanish.)
