Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Cuban Art at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts






















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Sugar-cane Cutters, by Mario Carréno, 1943.
From ¡Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today,
an exhibition running from January 31 to June 2, 2008
at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.





Jorge Arche (1905 - 1956)
Portrait of Mary - 1938
Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 76.5 cm
Museo National de Bellas Artes, Havana
Photo Rodolfo Martínez
Courtesy The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

2 comments:

sam of the ten thousand things said...

The Sugar-cane Cutters is a powerful image. The motion in this is strong. Thanks for posting it.

Nick said...

The exhibition was great. Along with the artwork, there were pictorials & movies dating to the pre-Catsro era. Glad that I caught the showing. ... Thanks for dropping by.