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- Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican artist who is best known for her self-portraits that often depicted her physical and emotional pain.
- Fernando Botero. Fernando Botero (born 1932) is a Colombian artist known for his unique style of figurative painting and sculpture, which he calls “Boterismo”.
- Diego Rivera. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) was a Mexican artist known for his large-scale murals that depicted Mexican history and culture. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and studied art in Mexico City and Europe.
- Tarsila do Amaral. Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973) was a Brazilian artist who was an important figure in the modernist movement in Brazil. She was born in Capivari, São Paulo, and studied art in São Paulo and Paris.
- Diego Velázquez. Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez. baptized June 6, 1599 (Seville, Spain) Died. August 6, 1660 (Madrid, Spain) Notable Artwork.
- Francisco Goya. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. March 30, 1746 (Fuendetodos, Aragon, Spain) Died. April 16, 1828 (Bordeaux, France) Notable Artwork.
- Joaquín Sorolla. Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. February 27, 1863 (Valencia, Spain) Died. August 10, 1923 (Cercedilla, Spain) Notable Artwork. Walk on the Beach, Sad Inheritance.
- Pablo Picasso. Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
Nov 18, 2019 · Lam’s famous painting La Jungla (“The Jungle”) (1943) combines Cubist forms with visual references to mythology, cosmology, and Santería. Lam died in 1982. A transcultural aesthetic scholar, juxtaposing styles and influences from various global traditions, Lam is perhaps the most syncretic artist of the 20th century.
- Frida Kahlo’s Dress. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) has become one of the best-known artists in Mexico, topping her muralist husband Diego Rivera’s popularity.
- Tarsila do Amaral and Cannibalism. Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973) is celebrated for her colorful expressions of national identity for modern Brazil. Beloved in her native country, a big exhibition shown in 2017-2018 at both New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago spread her reputation internationally.
- Julia Codesido & Indigenous Peru. Julia Codesido (1883-1979) became a successful artist in Peru at a time when the country’s strong patriarchal values made it difficult for a woman to have any career outside the home.
- Norah Borges, Woman Modernist in Argentina. Being the sister of one of the most famous authors in 20th-century Latin America must have been challenging.
- Famous Hispanic Artists and Latin American Artists
- More Famous Latina Artists and Painters
- Other Notable Spanish-Speaking Artists
- 10 Famous Hispanic Artists
- Frida Kahlo
- Diego Velázquez
- Salvador Dalí
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Francisco Goya
- José Clemente Orozco
These are the names you will find in almost any list of influential and famous Hispanic artists. 1. Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973) 2. Frida Kahlo (Mexico, 1907 – 1954) 3. Diego Velázquez (Spain,1599 – 1660) 4. Salvador Dalí(Spain, 1904 – 1989) 5. Jean-Michel Basquiat (United States, 1960 – 1988) 6. Diego Rivera (Mexico, 1886 -1957) 7. Francisco G...
To jump to this section and browse samples of their work, click here. 1. Remedios Varo(Mexican born in Spain, 1908 – 1963) 2. Tarsila do Amaral(Brazil, 1886 -1973) 3. Leonora Carrington(Mexican born in the UK, 1917 – 2011) 4. María Izquierdo(Mexico, 1902 – 1955) 5. Luz Donoso(Chile, 1921 – 2008) 6. Margarita Azurdia(Guatemala, 1931 – 1998) 7. Anita...
David Alfaro SiqueirosJoaquín Torres GarcíaMiguel PouXul SolarFirst, let’s take a tour of the most renowned and recognized names in the art world. Pablo Picasso is considered one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century, one of the main forces behind modern art as we know it. He is also famous for co-creating Cubism. Born in Spain in 1881, Picasso was a child prodigy who created approximately 50,000 wor...
Interest in Frida Kahlo’s life and work has soared in recent decades, as a Mexican artist and feminist icon. Even her self-expression and colorful, vivid personal style have sparked special interest in recent times. Born in 1907, Kahlo experienced several tragic events while growing up: Polio at age 6, and an accident at age 18. Her paintings, many...
Diego Velázquez, a Spanish painter, was born in 1599 in Madrid. He served as a royal painter under King Philip IV for 40 years, often commissioned to do portraits of members of court. Veláquez’s work stood out from the Baroque-style painting of his peers, paving the way for realist and impressionist painters in the 19th century. He remains one of t...
Born in Spain in 1904, Dalí was a prolific painter, sculptor, photographer, filmmaker, and illustrator. He felt the death of his mother at age 16 deeply, who had always been sympathetic to his character and interests. He met his wife Elena in 1929, a partnership that helped to support the practical aspects of his art career. One of the most importa...
Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in New York City in 1960 to a Haitian father and Puerto Rican mother. Before his teens he fluent in Spanish, English, and French Basquiat gained notoriety first as a graffiti artist, under the pseudonym SAMOand part of the underground art movement in the 70s. Soon after, his paintings began to be exhibited and sold on ...
Born in Spain in 1746, Francisco Goya was one of the most successful artists of the 18th and 19th centuries. He became a court painter for the Spanish court in 1786 and was commissioned many times to do royal portraits.His work reflects the Romantic movement, and his style reflected a bridge between the “Old Masters” and a newer, modern period. Goy...
José Clemente Orozco was a Mexican painter born in 1883. Born to a working class family, who often struggled to make ends meet, Orozco also came of age during the beginnings of the Mexican Revolution. Just as he was beginning formal studies in art, he suffered an accident that resulted in the loss of his entire left hand. After working a time as a ...
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- Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973) Lived and worked in Brazil. Tarsila do Amaral. Tapestry Tarsila do Amaral - Antropofagia, 2016. By Kamy. Tarsila do Amaral is Brazil’s most famous 20th-century artist, but until recently, her work received sparse attention outside of her home country.
- María Izquierdo (1902–1955) Lived and work in Mexico. María Izquierdo. Our Lady of Sorrows, 1943. "Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950" at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- Lygia Clark (1920–1988) Lived and worked in Brazil. Lygia Clark. Superficie modulada, 1952. Ronie Mesquita Galeria. Lygia Clark was one of several artists in 1960s Brazil to pioneer interactive, immersive art—an attempt to break down the boundaries between art and life.
- Lygia Pape (1927–2004) Lived and worked in Brazil. Still of Lygia Pape, O ovo, (The Egg), 1967. © Projeto Lygia Pape. Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth and the BrooklynMuseum.
