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José Luis Cuevas Wall Decorations

Mexican, 1934-2017

José Luis Cuevas was a Mexican painter, draftsman, writer, engraver, sculptor and illustrator. Although the biography on his personal site indicates the date of 1934, his older brother, the doctor and psychoanalyst Alberto Cuevas Novelo, has assured that he was actually born in the year 1931. He was known as the "terrible boy" of painting in Mexico, and also had the nickname of Gato Macho. From his first exhibition in Washington in 1954, when he was only 20 years old and from the Washington Post and Time Magazine, he learned to exploit his public image as a macho, seducer of women, and an artist without hair on the tongue. An extraordinary sense of vanity and narcissism led him to photograph himself day after day since 1955. He challenged the Mexican mural movement that dominated at that time and was a prominent member of the Rupture Generation. He was a self-taught artist, with many very marked styles and influences on the dark side of his life, and he frequently distorted figures and generated debates. He was a very controversial character, not only for artistic reasons, but also for his controversies with other writers and artists. In 1992, the José Luis Cuevas Museum was inaugurated, which houses many of his works and his personal art collection in the Historic Center of Mexico City.

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Creator: José Luis Cuevas
José Luis Cuevas "La Maga" 'The Sorceress' 1972 Framed Print
By José Luis Cuevas
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José Luis Cuevas (1934-2017) La Maga (The Sorceress), 1972 From The Mexican Masters suite, 1972-73 Paper size: 22.5 inches (57 cm) x 30.5 inches (77.5 cm) ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern José Luis Cuevas Wall Decorations

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Personaje Sentado / Tinta / Painting / José Luis Cuevas
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in COYOACAN, DF
José Luis Cuevas Novelo (Mexico City, February 26, 1934-July 3, 2017) 2 known as José Luis Cuevas, was a Mexican painter, draftsman, writer, engraver,...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern José Luis Cuevas Wall Decorations

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Jose Luis Cuevas Aquatint "Lo Feo De Este Mundo II" 1969 Homage To Quevado
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Located in New York, NY
Artist: Jose Luis Cuevas 1934-2017, Mexican Title: Lo Feo De Este Mundo II (The Ugliness of This World II) From the Homenaje a Quevado Series, 1969 Signed in graphite, Cuevas, low...
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Framed Lithograph by Jose Luis Cuevas Small Edition
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Artist: Jose Luis Cuevas Title: The tortured ones Medium: Lithograph Edition: 11/20 Date:1965 Sheet size: 22 1/4 x 30 inches Signed, dated and number...
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Group of Three Works on Paper by Jose Luis Cuevas, framed
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in Atlanta, GA
A suite of three ink drawing on paper with writings in Spanish by Mexican artist Jose Luis Cuevas, one of the leading modern artists to break away from the Muralists movement in Mexi...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern José Luis Cuevas Wall Decorations

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Framed Drawing by Mexican Artist José Luis Cuevas
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pencil drawing on paper by José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, b.1934). Entitled "La Esperanza". The work is signed right center and dated 20 Dic. 60 lower right, Silvan Simon Gallery label and inscribed title verso. Sight is 11" by 8.5". With frame is 15" by 19". José Luis Cuevas was a prominent member of the Generación de la Ruptura (Breakaway Generation), who first challenged the then dominant Mexican muralism movement. He remains a distinguished and controversial artist who is known for depicting the darker side of life and the debasement of the human society with often shocking images. He is also known for being an advocate against creating art purely for commercial gain. Provenance: this group of the work on paper by Cuevas is from a collection purchased in 60s from Silvan Simone Gallery, Los Angles, CA. The The Silvan Simone Gallery was founded in 1958 by Silvan Simone, an former co-owner of the Florentine Gallery in Pacific Palisades. Between 1959 and 1967, the gallery showed artists such as Lee Mullican, Gordon Wagner...
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1960s Mexican Modern Vintage José Luis Cuevas Wall Decorations

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Framed Drawing by Mexican Artist José Luis Cuevas
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1960s Mexican Modern Vintage José Luis Cuevas Wall Decorations

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Framed Drawing by Mexican Artist José Luis Cuevas
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ink on Paper fragment by José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, b.1934) laid on cream woven paper and framed. Inscribed "Yo Mutilado" and it is faintly signed and dated Oct 27 - 60 upper right. Silvan Sloane Gallery Los Angeles, CA label affixed verso with the titled "Auto Retrato" (Self Portrait). Sight is 14.5" x 9.5". With frame -18.5"by 24.5". José Luis Cuevas was a prominent member of the Generación de la Ruptura (Breakaway Generation), who first challenged the then dominant Mexican muralism movement. He remains a distinguished and controversial artist who is known for depicting the darker side of life and the debasement of the human society with often shocking images. He is also known for being an advocate against creating art purely for commercial gain. Provenance: this group of the work on paper by Cuevas is from a collection purchased in 60s from Silvan Simone Gallery, Los Angles, CA. The The Silvan Simone Gallery was founded in 1958 by Silvan Simone, an former co-owner of the Florentine Gallery in Pacific Palisades. Between 1959 and 1967, the gallery showed artists such as Lee Mullican, Gordon Wagner...
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