Carmen Madera

Balam

Name: Balam — Original
Brand: Carmen Madera
Price: 33500.00 MXN
Availability: InStock

2026· Mixed media: acrylic on canvas, gold leaf and charcoal· 100.0 × 100.0 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in)

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$ 33,500.00

1 available · Signed, one of a kind · ships rolled and unframed, insured

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Fine art prints

$ 1,200.00

Archival matte print on 250 g/m² acid-free paper, produced in Mexico and shipped in a protective tube.

Edition details

Open edition reproduction of an original painting, authorized by the artist. Unsigned; each print ships with a certificate of authenticity. The image is printed complete, with a white border for framing.

Certificate of authenticity included
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About this work

Balam is the Maya word for jaguar, guardian of the night and of the underworld. Here the animal emerges from an electric blue jungle, its coat laid in gold leaf and strokes of orange that seem to burn against the dark, the outlines drawn in charcoal.

The gaze is the point: calm, direct, older than the forest around it.

Details

Year: 2026
Technique: Mixed media: acrylic on canvas, gold leaf and charcoal
Dimensions: 100.0 × 100.0 cm · 39.4 × 39.4 in
Series: Fauna
Original: Available
Certificate: Signed certificate of authenticity with every original and print

Framing guide

Prints are sized to standard frames (e.g. IKEA RÖDALM): 12×16 in / 30×40 cm, 16×20 in / 40×50 cm, 20×28 in / 50×70 cm and 24×36 in / 60×90 cm. The image is printed complete with a white border, so it also looks great with a mat.

From the studio

How it was made

The silhouette, reserved over ultramarine
The gaze comes first
Spot by spot, before the gold

About the artist

Carmen Madera

Carmen Madera is an industrial and graphic designer and painter with a studio in Mexico City. She has taught art history, design, human figure and watercolor at several universities in the city, and her work, shown in solo and group exhibitions, hangs in private collections and homes across Mexico, the United States and Canada.