Hello, this item is a granite sculpture titled Mexican Peasant Woman by American sculptor Richard Davis, executed around 1940. The 20-inch-tall figure, carved in gray granite with a deliberately rough surface finish, depicts a rural woman dressed in a traditional long skirt and shawl, holding what appears to be a bundle or book, symbolizing labor or education. Davis created this piece after a 1940 trip to Mexico and the American Southwest, drawing influence from indigenous and mestizo lifeways, as well as Native American craft traditions. The simplified, almost modernist treatment aligns with the American Regionalist sculptural idiom of the 1930s–40s.

This sculpture holds added value due to its exhibition history: it was shown in 1941 at Georg Jensen Inc. in New York, an important venue that brought Scandinavian design and modern American sculpture into dialogue. Davis remains relatively obscure compared to his contemporaries, but works with provenance and clear authorship like this attract collectors of mid-20th-century American sculpture. Given the rarity of such carved stone works, the artist’s recorded history, and the intact condition, its market value is estimated between $2,500–4,000 USD.