ALFREDO SOSABRAVO (Sagua la Grande, Cuba,
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ALFREDO SOSABRAVO (Sagua la Grande, Cuba, 1930).
"Pajarera", April 2006.
Oil and collage on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, dated and titled on the back.
Enclosed certificate signed by the artist.
Measurements: 76,5 x 64 cm; 95 x 82 cm (frame).
His constant desire for improvement has made Alfredo Sosabravo one of the most original artists of the two-dimensional expressions of Cuban plastic art. Dedicated to painting, drawing, engraving and ceramics, Sosabravo trained at the Escuela Elemental de Artes Plásticas Aplicadas Anexa a la Academia de Artes Plásticas San Alejandro, in Havana, Cuba. He held his first major solo exhibition in 1967 with oil-collages and ceramics in GalerÃa Habana. As a tribute to his meritorious work, he received in 1988 the "Alejo Carpentier" Medal, in 1994 the "Félix Varela" Order and in 1997 the National Prize of Plastic Arts, the highest award given in Cuba. In 2008, the National Museum of Havana included his work in the anthological exhibition Cuba: Art and History, which is presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Canada. The Instituto Cervantes in Vienna held an exhibition of his work, which included paintings and sculptures in glass and bronze. Throughout his career he has participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He is included in the exhibition of masters of the Second Salon of Contemporary Art, Havana. 1999. He presented an anthological exhibition on the occasion of the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Centro de Arte. The publishing house Letras Cubanas publishes the monographic book SOSABRAVO, Havana. 2000. Exhibited at the GalerÃa La Acacia, in homage to his seventy years of life, 2003. Inaugurated a personal exhibition at the Castel Dellovo, Naples, Italy. 2004. Solo exhibition of his drawings and collages, La Acacia Gallery, Havana. 2005. Carried out Recent Paintings, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana. 2006. Designed the curtain for the ballet Pictures at an Exhibition, choreographed by Alicia Alonso for the National Ballet of Cuba. 2008. In homage to his eightieth birthday, the Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura, Havana, presented his most recent sculptures, paintings and ceramics, all made in workshops in Italy.
"Pajarera", April 2006.
Oil and collage on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, dated and titled on the back.
Enclosed certificate signed by the artist.
Measurements: 76,5 x 64 cm; 95 x 82 cm (frame).
His constant desire for improvement has made Alfredo Sosabravo one of the most original artists of the two-dimensional expressions of Cuban plastic art. Dedicated to painting, drawing, engraving and ceramics, Sosabravo trained at the Escuela Elemental de Artes Plásticas Aplicadas Anexa a la Academia de Artes Plásticas San Alejandro, in Havana, Cuba. He held his first major solo exhibition in 1967 with oil-collages and ceramics in GalerÃa Habana. As a tribute to his meritorious work, he received in 1988 the "Alejo Carpentier" Medal, in 1994 the "Félix Varela" Order and in 1997 the National Prize of Plastic Arts, the highest award given in Cuba. In 2008, the National Museum of Havana included his work in the anthological exhibition Cuba: Art and History, which is presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Canada. The Instituto Cervantes in Vienna held an exhibition of his work, which included paintings and sculptures in glass and bronze. Throughout his career he has participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He is included in the exhibition of masters of the Second Salon of Contemporary Art, Havana. 1999. He presented an anthological exhibition on the occasion of the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Centro de Arte. The publishing house Letras Cubanas publishes the monographic book SOSABRAVO, Havana. 2000. Exhibited at the GalerÃa La Acacia, in homage to his seventy years of life, 2003. Inaugurated a personal exhibition at the Castel Dellovo, Naples, Italy. 2004. Solo exhibition of his drawings and collages, La Acacia Gallery, Havana. 2005. Carried out Recent Paintings, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana. 2006. Designed the curtain for the ballet Pictures at an Exhibition, choreographed by Alicia Alonso for the National Ballet of Cuba. 2008. In homage to his eightieth birthday, the Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura, Havana, presented his most recent sculptures, paintings and ceramics, all made in workshops in Italy.
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