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A 1960 Rene Portocarrero portrait of a woman brought $16,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2019. Image courtesy of Kodner Galleries Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

Rene Portocarrero made dreamy, distinctly Cuban images

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A 1960 Rene Portocarrero portrait of a woman brought $16,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2019. Image courtesy of Kodner Galleries Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

A 1960 Rene Portocarrero portrait of a woman brought $16,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2019. Image courtesy of Kodner Galleries Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Rene Portocarrero (Cuban, 1912-1985) was an early pioneer of Cuban art whose artworks, as well as those of his native countrymen, came to greater worldwide attention. He rode a late 20th-century wave that saw contemporary art become more global and saw Cuban and Latin American artists start to gain the recognition they were due.

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Cultural diversity of Cuban art commands collectors’ attention

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A colorful oil painting by the late Cuban artist Amelia Pelaez realized $22,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2021 at Akiba Antiques. Image courtesy of Akiba Antiques.

NEW YORK — After decades of art auctions and markets being dominated by European and American artists such as Picasso, Degas, Monet, Dali, Rockwell, Wyeth, Warhol and others, the international world began to take notice of Cuban artists in the 1980s. From Havana to Miami and New York, art centers today are continuing to propel established and also up-and-coming artists from Cuba to the forefront.

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