$2,000
Oswaldo Guayasamin (July 6, 1919 - March 10, 1999) was an Ecuadorian master painter and sculptor of Quechua and Mestizo heritage. Guayasamín was born in Quito, to a native father and a Mestiza mother, both of Quechua descent. His family was poor and his father worked as a carpenter for most of his life. He later worked as a taxi and truck driver. He was the first child of ten children in his family. When he was young, he enjoyed drawing caricatures of his teachers and the children that he played with. He showed an early love for art. He created a Pan-American art of human and social inequalities which achieved international recognition. Guayasamin graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Quito as a painter and sculptor. He also studied architecture there. He held his first exhibition when he was 23, in 1942. While he was attending college, his best friend died during a demonstration in Quito. This incident would later inspire one of his paintings, "Los Niños Muertos" (The Dead Children). This event also helped him to form his vision about the people and the society that he lived in. Watercolor on paper, signed "Guayasamin". Measures approximately 9" x 11" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 6" x 8".
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2015-02-21
