Enrique Grau (December 18, 1920 – April 1, 2004) was a Colombian artist best known for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro-Colombian figures. He was a member of the triumvirate of key Colombian artists of the 20th century which included Fernando Botero and Alejandro Obregón.
Grau was born in Panama City, Panama, just like many of the children of his time with Colombian parents, and raised in Cartagena, Colombia. He was the son of Enrique Grau Velez and Carmen Araujo Jimenez.
enrique, grau, december, 1920, april, 2004, colombian, artist, best, known, depictions, amerindian, afro, colombian, figures, member, triumvirate, colombian, artists, 20th, century, which, included, fernando, botero, alejandro, obregón, contents, early, life, . Enrique Grau December 18 1920 April 1 2004 was a Colombian artist best known for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro Colombian figures He was a member of the triumvirate of key Colombian artists of the 20th century which included Fernando Botero and Alejandro Obregon Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditGrau was born in Panama City Panama just like many of the children of his time with Colombian parents and raised in Cartagena Colombia He was the son of Enrique Grau Velez and Carmen Araujo Jimenez Career EditA self made artist he was influenced by the Colombian masters Ignacio Gomez Jaramillo Santiago Martinez Delgado and Pedro Nel Gomez Grau studied at the Art Students League in New York City U S from 1941 42 1 and later toured Italy where he learned etching and fresco techniques before moving to the city of Cartagena He won the Salon de Artistas Colombianos in 1957 launching a well noted career in the arts His associations of white black and indigenous figures and objects such as masks eggs fruit or cages brought him international fame 2 with exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Paris Museum of Modern Art Death and legacy EditGrau donated 1 300 works of art including some by other artists to the city of Cartagena which were used to establish the Museum of Modern Art Grau died of pulmonary complications at a hospital in Bogota Colombia at age 83 References Edit Obituary Enrique Grau 83 His Art Depicted Indians Afro Colombians Los Angeles Times April 3 2004 Retrieved 2014 08 16 Donald B Goodall German Rubiano Belgica Rodriguez Stanton L Catlin 1991 Enrique Grau Colombian artist Amazonas Editores ISBN 9589522017 External links EditEnrique Grau Foundation Website This article about a Colombian painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enrique Grau amp oldid 1089133622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
