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Cernuda Arte presents a group exhibition featuring eleven of Cuba's First Generation Modernists, known as the VANGUARDIA Artists.
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The figure in Domingo Ravenet's, Spring, 1943, gazes at the viewer from an intimate corner of this exhibition space.
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Aristides Fernández
Study for the Burial of Christ
(Estudio para el Entierro de Cristo), ca 1933
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
11 x 14 inches
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Marcelo Pogolotti
Heaven and Earth
(El Cielo y la Tierra), ca 1934
charcoal on heavy paper laid down on board
18 3/4 x 25 inches
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Domingo Ravenet
Spring
(Primavera), 1943
oil on canvas
40 x 24 inches
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Alberto Peña
Awaking
(Despertar), 1937
oil on canvas
30 1/2 x 23 inches
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Detail of Alberto Peña's, Awaking, 1937, capturing a moment of joy and harmony in the Cuban countryside.
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Jorge Arche
Portrait of Monsignor Angel Gaztelu
(Retrato de Monseñor Angel Gaztelu), 1937
oil on canvas
34 x 28 1/2 inches
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Víctor Manuel García
Landscape with Farmers and Huts
(Paisaje con Campesinos y Bohíos), ca 1935
oil on canvas
16 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches
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A close up of Víctor Manuel García's, Landscape with Farmers and Huts, ca 1935
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Víctor Manuel García, often referred to as the father of Modernism in Cuba, depicts a scene of everyday life.
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Víctor Manuel García
In the Park
(En el Parque), ca.1940
oil on canvas board
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches
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A display of breathtaking works by Amelia Peláez, Víctor Manuel García, Carlos Enríquez, Eduardo Abela, and Fidelio Ponce de León.
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Teodoro Ramos Blanco
Female Nude
(Desnudo de Mujer), ca 1939
wooden sculpture
24 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 inches
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Zooming in on Teodoro Ramos Blanco's, Female Nude, we see the great attention to detail paid by the artist in this small format sculpture.
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Amelia Peláez
Grey Fish
(Peces Grises), 1931
oil on canvas
38 x 51 inches
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Amelia Peláez
Women on Balconies
(Mujeres en Balcones), 1963
mixed media on heavy paper
20 3/4 x 16 inches
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Another view of this thrilling exhibition including works by Aristides Fernández, Domingo Ravenet, Alberto Peña, and Jorge Arche.
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A closer view of the beautiful brushwork executed by artist Carlos Enríquez.
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Carlos Enríquez
Portrait of Fernande Lescot
(Retrato de Fernande Lescot), 1945
oil on canvas
32 x 24 inches
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Fidelio Ponce de León
Devout Woman
(La Beata), 1943
oil on canvas
25 x 26 inches
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The intense gaze of Fidelio Ponce de León's, Devout Woman
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Eduardo Abela
Lady with Flowers
(Dama con Flores), ca 1940-50
oil on wood
13 1/2 x 10 inches
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