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TOMÁS SÁNCHEZ: A Selection of Artworks from the 1970s to the 2000s

Exhibition Photos

Tomás Sánchez (b. 1948) was born in the province of Cienfuegos, Cuba.
His interest in art began at an early age. In 1964, he moved to Havana to study
painting at the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts. Two years later,
he transferred to the newly founded Escuela Nacional de Arte (National School
for the Arts) whose curriculum was more up-to-date with contemporary art
tendencies. In 1971 he graduated from this institution and that same year
garnered his first award, First Prize in Graphic Art from the National
Young Artists’ Salon. In 1980 the artist obtained the prestigious Joan Miró
International Drawing Award (granted by the Miró foundation in Barcelona)
and this launched his career into the international arena. His first
retrospective exhibition was at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana
in 1985. In 1989, Sánchez left the island and went to México. The artist
now lives and works in Costa Rica.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Meditation at Six
(Meditación a las Seis), 2006
acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eight,
back cover.

This painting was included in the
show, Tomás Sánchez, Museo de Arte
Contemporáneo de Monterrey, MARCO,
Monterrey, México, May 2008, and it
is illustrated and listed as no. 6 in
the accompanying exhibition catalog.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez in Focus,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
June – July, 2010, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Shore
(Orilla), 1988
oil on canvas
42 ½ x 58 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
page 161.

Signed and dated Tomás Sánchez, 88,
center right, also signed, titled,
and dated Tomás Sánchez, "Orilla,"
1988, on reverse.

Provenance:
Collection, Costa Rica.

Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago,
Illinois, April, 2024.

Exhibited in A Surrealist Century /
Un Siglo Surrealista, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Aug. – Nov. 2024,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

This painting is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity,
issued by the Fundación Tomás Sánchez,
and signed by the artist.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Island
(Isla), 1996
acrylic on canvas
42 ¾ x 58 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
page 100.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez in Focus,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
June – July, 2010, and illustrated in
the corresponding exhibition catalog,
back cover.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2024.

Tomás Sánchez is best recognized for his paintings of exquisitely detailed
landscapes. The painter himself has stated that breathtaking renditions
emanate from his mind. Just like Henri Rousseau once said that he was “in
a dream” every time he went to the tropical gardens in the Jardin des
Plantes in Paris, Sánchez has declared in an interview that, “when I enter
a state of meditation, it is as if I’m in a jungle or a forest”.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Shore
(Orilla), 1988
oil on canvas
57 ¾ x 78 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eight,
page 84 and 85.

This painting is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
signed by the artist, dated
September 27, 2008.

Sánchez paints tropical-forest scenes that are seemingly hyperreal,
but in essence belong to a dreamworld of his own. Among his
signature motifs we find, panoramas of magnificent trees draped
with vines, wrapped in moss; painstakingly depicted hills and
grass; sunbathed vistas; waterfall sceneries – riveting depictions
of nature that are immersed in solemn silence and spirituality.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Vulture Meat
(Carne De Auras), 1975
oil on canvas
31 x 39 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
page 99.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez 1970s
to the 1990s, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
June - October 2019, and
illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2022.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
The Christ of the Henhouse, 5/10
(El Cristo del Gallinero), 1974
lithograph
18 x 11 ¼ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 115.

This artwork was exhibited (different
number) in La Conciencia del Testigo:
Antonia Eiriz, Tomás Sánchez, Servando
Cabrera Moreno, March – June 2009, Museo
Servando Cabrera Moreno, Havana, Cuba,
and it appears illustrated (different
number) in the accompanying exhibition
catalog.

Exhibited in Antonia Eiriz: A Painter
and Her Audience, Miami Dade College
Museum of Art Design, Freedom Tower,
Miami, FL, Sep. 13 to Nov. 17, 2013,
curated by Michelle Weinberg.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Sacrifice Seen Through a Box
(Sacrificio Visto a través de una Caja), 1984
watercolor on heavy paper
7 x 4 ¼ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
page 101.

Titled, signed, dedicated and dated
by the artist on the reverse: "To my
friend Jeannine with much appreciation,
this small gift" Tomás Sánchez,
December 12, 1985.

Exhibited in A Group Show of Cuban Art
Masters, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
Florida, May – July 2018, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Exhibited in Art Wynwood Fair,
Miami, Florida, February, 2023.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Self Portrait
(Autorretrato), 1985
acrylic and watercolor, paper collage
20 x 13 inches

Also signed, dedicated and dated by the
artist on the front: Tomás Sánchez 85
"A mi amigo Mario con mucho aprecio"

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Jesus Behind a Window
(Jesús Detras de una Ventana), 1994
acrylic on paper
12 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches

Private Collection, Not For Sale.

Also signed, dedicated, titled
and dated by the artist on the
reverse: Tomás Sánchez 94
"Para Nercys y Ramón con mi amistad "

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Unexpected Visit
(Visita Inesperada), 1986
Lithograph, 7 of 10
26 ¾ x 20 ½ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-One,
page 102.

Exhibited in Antonia Eiriz: A Painter
and Her Audience, Miami Dade College
Museum of Art Design, Freedom Tower,
Miami, FL, Sep. 13 to Nov. 17, 2013,
curated by Michelle Weinberg.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
South of the Calvary
(Al Sur del Calvario), 1994
acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
page 108.

This painting was exhibited in
Tomás Sánchez, Museo de Arte
Contemporáneo de Monterrey,
May 2008, and is illustrated
in the corresponding catalog,
number 11.

Exhibited at Christie's, Latin American
Art, New York, November 20, 2012, and is
illustrated in the corresponding auction
catalog, lot 54.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez 1970s to
the 1990s, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
FL, June – Oct. 2019, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Illustrated in Paintings of Tomás
Sánchez, Palette Publications, 1996,
Coral Gables, Florida, nn.

Illustrated in Tomás Sánchez,
Edward J. Sullivan and Gabriel García
Márquez, Skira Editore, 2003, page 170.

Illustrated in Art: From Cave
Paintings to Street Art, Stephen
Farthing, Universe Publishing, 2010,
New York, pages 510-511.

This artwork is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
signed by the artist.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Low Cloud Seen from the Mountain
(Nube Baja desde la Montaña), 1987
acrylic on canvas
65 ¼ x 78 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
back cover.

Signed, Tomás Sánchez, and dated, 87,
on the lower right, also signed,
Tomás Sánchez, titled and dated,
1987, on the reverse.

Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, NY.

Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2023.

Exhibited in Palm Beach Modern and
Contemporary Art Fair, Palm Beach,
Florida, March, 2024.

Illustrated in the book, Tomás Sánchez:
Paisaje Interior, Martha Zamora,
Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico, 1994,
page 98, illustrated in color.

The jagged, confrontational expressionism of the artist’s early works were
plainly informed by his mentor, Antonia Eiriz, the charming grotesquerie of
master painter James Ensor, and by classical genre painting, all expressed
through the cultural lens of Cuba’s tumultuous social and political climate
in the latter 20th century.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
The Joy of Sunday
(La Alegría del Domingo), 1973
lithograph, 6 of 10
12 ½ x 20 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 114.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez 1970s
to the 1990s, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
June - October 2019, and
illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
The Return of the Carriage
(El Retorno del Quitrín), 1972
Lithograph, 4 of 5
12 ½ x 21 ¼ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 115.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Untitled [Town's Gathering]
(Sin Título [Reunion en el Pueblo]), 1973
Lithograph, 1 of 5
12 ¾ x 20 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Seven,
page 78.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

This artwork appears illustrated
(different number) in the book
Tomás Sánchez, Gabriel García Márquez
and Edward Sullivan, Skira Editore,
Milano, Italy, 2003, page 34.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Untitled
(Sin Título), 1970
lithograph, artist proof
5 ½ x 8 ¼ inches

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

The artist has participated in individual and collective expositions in
over 30 countries, including Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, United States,
Japan, Spain, Italy and France. Although best recognized for his landscapes
(including his earnest landfills), his career is that of a prolific virtuoso
who has made distinguished incursions into painting, engraving, sculpture,
ceramics and photography.

NERCYS CERNUDA and NICO HOUGH

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Consumer Society
(Sociedad de Consumo), 1973
lithograph, artist proof
12 ¾ x 19 ¾ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 114.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

This artwork appears illustrated
(different number) in the book
Tomás Sánchez, Gabriel García Márquez
and Edward Sullivan, Skira Editore,
Milano, Italy, 2003, page 52.

Tomás Sánchez (b. 1948)
Personages
(Personajes), 1973
lithograph, artist proof
15 ½ x 22 inches

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez in Focus,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
June – July, 2010, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b. 1948)
Untitled [The Picnic]
(Sin Título [El Pasadia]), 1975
lithograph, 3 of 7
11 x 17 ¼ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 113.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Tomás Sánchez (b.1948)
Characters in My Neighborhood
(Personajes de Mi Barrio), 1971
lithograph, 3 of 4
17 x 24 ¼ inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 115.

Also signed, dedicated and dated by the
artist on the front: Tomás Sánchez 3/4
"A Julio que contribuyó a hacer posible
esta litografía" Havana, 5/10/71.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez in Focus,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
June – July, 2010, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Palm Beach Modern
and Contemporary Art Fair,
Palm Beach, Florida, March, 2023.

Tomás Sánchez (b. 1948)
Walkers
(Paseantes), 1971
lithograph, 3 of 6
16 x 24 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Sixteen,
page 113.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez:
Paintings, Works on Paper and
Early Lithographs, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. - Dec. 2018,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.

Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez 1970s
to the 1990s, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
June - October 2019, and
illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.