Mario Carreno Morales Original Vintage New York Modernist Latin American Contemporary Cubist Fine Cuban Abstract Art Oil Painting
Mario Carreno Morales, (1913-1999), original vintage Latin American contemporary cubist still life painting. Abstract modernist painting of a violin on sheet music, a bottle, and a champagne glass.
Mario Carreno Morales is autobiographically quoted:
"Like so many other artists, I studied at San Alejandro, but when I left for Spain in 1931, I wasn't able to dedicate myself immediately to painting. Graphic design allowed me to earn a living in those difficult years which were a prelude to the Spanish Civil War. In 1935, I left for Mexico, where I met and worked with the great muralists. But it was in Paris, between 1937 and 1939 that I began to exhibit with some success. The artistic environment was excellent; my circle was the same as that of Picasso and Lam. During the 40's I moved to New York and began to do abstract painting, which was in vogue at the time. I would often return to Cuba. In 1957, I came to Chile, at the urging of someone who was already a great friend, Pablo Neruda. He was always in awe of Cuba, of its climate, its beaches, and its seashells (especially the polimitas). For me, Chile was a sort of paradise, in contrast to the overly fast-paced reality of New York. I realized that it offered a different kind of life, more attuned to the rhythm of human beings, and that's what compelled me most strongly to stay. When I returned to Paris in 1962, I found a great preoccupation, a terrible anguish over the possibilities of an atomic war. For a long time, I was traumatized by a fear that pervaded all of Europe. From this experience emerged the series The Petrified World, my protest against war, against human suffering. In recent years I have had a great desire to feel the warmth of Cuba, to be in Cuba, and this has led me again to the theme of 'Antillanas.' I have not returned to Cuba since 1957."
Mario Carreño y Morales (May 24, 1913 in Havana, Cuba – December 20, 1999 in Santiago de Chile, Chile) was a Cuban painter.
He studied painting at the Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba from 1925 until 1926. In 1934, he studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain. In 1937 he was a student at the Ecole des Arts appliqués, Paris, France, and that same year, at the Académie Julian, Paris, France. Among his teachers was Jaime Colson.
Many of his pieces are in the permanent collections of:
• Carrol Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
• Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, Florida
• Colección D.O.P. by Fundacion D.O.P., Paris
• Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile,
• Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
• Museum of Modern Art, New York City
• International Business Machine, New York City
Mario Carreno y Morales
(1913-1999)
Latin America, Cuba
Cubist, Modernist
Oil on Board
Estimated to have been completed in the 1940's, when the artist resided in New York
The painting alone measures approximately 30"12", plus the frame
In frame, the painting measures approximately 19" x 37.2"
The painting is signed "Mario", in the lower right corner
The painting is in excellent original condition. There have been no chemical cleans, or restorations/in painting performed. All paint is original to the painting.
The painting is still housed in the original vintage frame
The frame has a spot that is discolored on the fabric mat, the lower middle. Otherwise, the vintage frame is in excellent original condition. Please review the images.
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