Antonio Sanchez Araujo
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Antonio Sánchez Araujo (1887–1946) was a Cuba
n costumbrista
painter
, during the early years of the Cuban republic. His paintings have been admired for their strong colorful and definite techniques. He was born in Santa Lucía, Oriente Province, in 1887. He formally started his drawing
and painting studies at that institution located in Havana
, Cuba
.
, moved from Madrid
to Barcelona
, and lived one year in each city. Later, he moved to Paris
and lived there for three years and completed his education in Europe
, thanks to a 5-year scholarship
granted by the Congress of the Republic of Cuba. In Paris, he took lessons for three years in the Colarossi and Grande Chaumiere Academies. Zavala (1992) reports that part of his training was to copy paintings of the Grand Masters at the Louvre Museum.
at San Alejandro Academy School.
Sanchez Araujo also had an administrative position at the San Alejandro Academy School as the Assistant Principal of the academy at the same time that we was teaching Drawing of the Ancient Greek
. Antonio Sanchez Araujo, died in La Havana, Cuba on September 13, 1946.
and portrait
genre
s, in addition to popular artworks.
In Miami, his work was presented in the Bacardi Gallery, in the Exhibit titled Pintura y Litografia Cubanas (Cuban Painting and Lithography), in 1988. The Museum of Arts and Science in Daytona Beach presented one of his works during 2005. “La Rumba”. Several Galleries in Florida and Mexico City also exhibited some of his work.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n costumbrista
Costumbrista
Costumbrismo refers to the literary or pictorial interpretation of local everyday life, mannerisms, and customs, primarily in the Hispanic scene, and particularly in the 19th century...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, during the early years of the Cuban republic. His paintings have been admired for their strong colorful and definite techniques. He was born in Santa Lucía, Oriente Province, in 1887. He formally started his drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
and painting studies at that institution located in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
Early Education
From 1918, he continued his education in SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, moved from Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, and lived one year in each city. Later, he moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and lived there for three years and completed his education in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, thanks to a 5-year scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
granted by the Congress of the Republic of Cuba. In Paris, he took lessons for three years in the Colarossi and Grande Chaumiere Academies. Zavala (1992) reports that part of his training was to copy paintings of the Grand Masters at the Louvre Museum.
Awards and recognitions
During his life he received several recognitions, including the following:- 1918 - His work was displayed in the Palace of the Cuban Senate in at solo show;
- 1919 - “Solo” exhibition in Gayetanas Galleries in Barcelona;
- 1918 to 1928 - “Solo” exhibition at the Association of Painters and Sculptors from Havana;
- 1920 to 1921 - Participate in a collective show in the Autumn Salon of Madrid;
- 1921-“Solo” exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Madrid;
- 1922- At The Bohemia Salon in Havana in 1922;
- 1925- In San Francisco, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in a collective show; - 1926- His work was exhibited in Philadelphia, where he won a Bronze MedalBronze medalA bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
prize with the artwork La Silla de Gibara or The Gibara’s Chair; - 1930- He was also presented an exhibits in the city of Baltimore; Participated in a collective show, where he obtained a Gold MedalGold MedalGold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
; - 1932- He participated in a collective show at the Lyceum Society from Havana, where he obtained another Gold Medal;
- 1940- Participation in the exhibit 300 Años de Arte en Cuba (300 Years of Art in Cuba), at the University of Havana.
Later life
Sanchez Araujo served as the Director of the Free School of Fine Arts, from 1926 to 1929. At the same time, since 1926, he also served as a professorProfessor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at San Alejandro Academy School.
Sanchez Araujo also had an administrative position at the San Alejandro Academy School as the Assistant Principal of the academy at the same time that we was teaching Drawing of the Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
. Antonio Sanchez Araujo, died in La Havana, Cuba on September 13, 1946.
His Legacy
Antonio Sanchez Araujo cultivated, with special preference, the landscapeLandscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
and portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s, in addition to popular artworks.
In Miami, his work was presented in the Bacardi Gallery, in the Exhibit titled Pintura y Litografia Cubanas (Cuban Painting and Lithography), in 1988. The Museum of Arts and Science in Daytona Beach presented one of his works during 2005. “La Rumba”. Several Galleries in Florida and Mexico City also exhibited some of his work.