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René Portocarrero (born Havana, 24 February 1912; died Havana, 7 April 1985) was a Cuban artist recognised internationally for his achievements.

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René Portocarrero
Born	(1912-02-24)February 24, 1912 Havana, Cuba
Died	April 7, 1985(1985-04-07) (aged 73) Havana, Cuba
Nationality	Cuban
Occupation	Artist

History

Portocarrero began his artistic education at the San Alejandro academy, but left early and is hence considered 'self taught'.[1] He put on his first exhibition in 1934, at the Havana Lyceum, beginning a long and fruitful career which included a 1937 collaboration with Mariano Rodríguez and work as a 'free studies' teacher of painting and sculpture.[2] After travels in Haiti, Europe and the United States he gave his first show to an overseas audience at Julien Levy's gallery in New York City in 1945.[3]

In 1950, he worked with Wifredo Lam, Mariano, Martinez Pedro and Amelia Peláez in the village of Santiago de Las Vegas. In 1961, he had meetings with Fidel Castro in the Jose Marti National Library, where they discussed culture. René received lessons in painting from Nicolás Guillén Landrián.[4] In 1977 he worked for the Japan Women's Association. In 1979, he worked for UNESCO and AIAP. He knew Peggy Guggenheim.[5]

In the 1980s, he taught Victor Miquel Moreno Piñeiro (Victor Moreno), cousin of Servando Cabrera Moreno.[6]

Artworks

As well as a painter and sculptor, Portocarrero worked as a ceramicist, scenic designer and book illustrator, publishing his own Las Máscaras (The Masks) in 1935 and El Sueño (The Dream) in 1939. He was also a muralist, producing public artworks for the Havana Prison, a church in Bauta, Cuba, the Cuban National Hospital, the Cuban National Theatre and the Habana Hilton.[1] His artworks form part of the permanent collections of galleries in Argentina (Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires), Brazil (Museums of Modern Art, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), Canada (National Gallery, Ottawa), France (Modern Arts, Paris), Peru (Instituto de Arte Contemporaneo, Lima), the United States (Museums of Modern Art, New York and San Francisco; Milwaukee Art Center; Union Panamericana, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Art Museum, Indianapolis), Uruguay (Bellas Artes, Montevideo) and Venezuela (Bellas Artes, Caracas), as well as his native Cuba (Museo Nacional, Havana).[3]

Awards

In his lifetime he won 'best collection' at the seventh São Paulo Art Biennial (1963), was honoured by the governments of Bulgaria and Poland, and given a seat on UNESCO's International Association of Fine Art.[1] Five of his paintings can be viewed online at www.vanguardiacubana.com. In 1981 he received the 'Felix Varela' prize from Cuba and in 1982 he received the 'Aztec Eagle', Mexico's highest award.[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] René Portocarrero

René Portocarrero (* 24. Februar 1912 in Cerro, Havanna; † 7. April 1985 in Havanna) war ein kubanischer Maler, Illustrator und Keramiker.

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- [en] René Portocarrero

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[es] René Portocarrero

René Portocarrero (La Habana, 24 de febrero de 1912- íd.,7 de abril de 1985) fue un pintor cubano. Es en la actualidad considerado una de las figuras más destacadas de la plástica cubana y uno de los principales artistas del siglo XX en Cuba. Sus temas pictóricos están a menudo relacionados con la tradición afrocubana, abordada desde una perspectiva poética.[1] Su estilo, caracterizado por un vibrante colorido, ha sido considerado de raíz barroca. Realizó más de 20 exposiciones personales y 60 colectivas.

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[it] René Portocarrero

René Portocarrero (Cerro, 24 febbraio 1912 – L'Avana, 7 aprile 1985) è stato un pittore cubano.

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[ru] Портокарреро, Рене

Рене́ Портокарре́ро (исп. René Portocarrero, 24 февраля 1912, Гавана — 27 апреля 1985, там же) — кубинский художник.

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