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Mature Period. Izquierdo gained international recognition in 1930 when she became the first Mexican woman to have a solo exhibition in the United States, at the Art Center in New York City. The exhibition, which was funded and organized by Frances Flynn Paine, consisted of fourteen oil paintings.
- Mexican
- October 30, 1902
- Jalisco, Mexico
- December 2, 1955
María Izquierdo (born María Cenobia Izquierdo Gutiérrez; October 30, 1902 – December 2, 1955) was a Mexican painter. She is known for being the first Mexican woman to have her artwork exhibited in the United States.
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Oct 22, 2019 · In the history of Mexican art, there’s a name that only a few know, but came to be more important than some of the most recognized painters nowadays: María Izquierdo. Not only was she “blocked” by some of her contemporary painters, but she also died in poverty and forgotten by history.
Apr 18, 2024 · Mexican Painter María Izquierdo, a contemporary of Frida Kahlo, is featured in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale.
Mexican painter. Born in a rural environment deeply attached to nineteenth-century Mexican Métis traditions, Maria Izquierdo was raised by her maternal grandparents, who pushed her to marry a soldier when she was fourteen years old.
This week, we feature Mexican artist María Izquierdo (1902-1955). Once defined by Diego Rivera as “classically Mexican” both in her personality and her painting, she gradually distanced herself from the then overriding style of the great Mexican muralists, for whom painting was above all a political tool.
María Izquierdo was a painter and muralist. She was the first Mexican woman to have a solo exhibition in the U.S. Inspired by her childhood in the countryside, her work often depicted dream-like landscapes and centralized women in her work.
