Art
Ripe Coffee Cherries In The Sun, Guatemala
- Item Number
- 109
- Estimated Value
- 1200 USD
- Sold
- 575 USD to da83b1d38
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to Hearts And Homes For Refugees (tax ID 813361872) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 8 - Bid History
Item Description
Oil, 16x16 inches unframed, gallery frame 1.5 inches deep
Coffee has helped sustain Guatemala's economy for over a hundred years. Today, an estimated 125,000 coffee producers drive Guatemala's coffee industry and coffee remains one of Guatemala's principal export products, accounting for 40% of all agricultural export revenue.
Some of the world's best mountain-grown specialty coffees come from Guatemala, thanks in part to a combination of mineral-rich volcanic soil and high elevations. Coffee cherries (which encase the coffee beans that ultimately are roasted to produce coffee) are carefully handpicked as they ripen. It takes about 100 pounds of coffee cherries to produce just 20 pounds of coffee beans.
Artist's Note:
How interesting that coffee cherries themselves bear no resemblance in taste, scent or appearance to the coffee beans they house. Some are said to taste like mangos or berries while others emit a jasmine aroma. Visually, they ripen into a beautiful orangey-red that is all the more arresting amid the rich green of their curly leaves.
Item Special Note
Hearts & Homes for Refugees' Note:
Asylees from the warm climes of Guatemala arrive unprepared for New York's winter weather. Hearts & Homes for Refugees partners with members of our Westchester Refugee Initiative on an annual Winter Drive for warm coats and boots. "I found a bag with my last name at my door, with jackets and snow boots for myself and my daughter, and we thank you so much. May God bless you always." - Luis*, a single dad from Guatemala
*Name has been changed to protect the family's privacy.
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