María Izquierdo (artist)
| María Izquierdo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
María Cenobia Izquierdo Gutiérrez October 30, 1902 San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco |
| Died | December 1955 (aged 53) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Education | Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Sueño y presentimiento |
| Spouse(s) | Married/Divorced Cándido Posadas |
María Izquierdo (October 30, 1902, San Juan de los Lagos – December 2, 1955, Mexico City) was a Mexican painter. She was born María Cenobia Izquierdo Gutiérrez in San Juan de los Lagos in the state of Jalisco;. After her father died, when she was five years old, she lived with her grandparents and aunt afterward in small towns of Aguascalientes, Torreón, and Saltillo. Both her grandmother and aunt were devout Catholics and much of her upbringing revolved around daily Catholic traditions. At age fourteen she had an arranged marriage to a senior army officer, Colonel Cándido Posadas, and bore three children by the time she was 17 years old. In 1920 she and her family moved to Mexico City from San Juan de los Lagos where she first began to develop into a professional artist.
Always interested in art, Izquierdo spent much of her time alone teaching herself new art techniques. When she and her family moved to Mexico City in the 1920s, she acted on her passion and left her husband.
María Izquierdo is known for being the first Mexican woman to have her artwork exhibited in the United States. She committed both her life and her career to painting art that displayed her Mexican roots and held her own among famous Mexican male artists: Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros.
In December 1955 she died of a stroke in Mexico City.
Upon ending her marriage to army colonel, Cándido Posadas, María Izquierdo enrolled at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts). Her move to Mexico City in the 1920s evoked her to explore her growing passion for art and came about the same time a paradigm shift occurred Mexico. At the same time Izquierdo made her big move to Mexico City, the Mexican Revolution came to an end, bringing along a change of values in Mexico. Through President Álvaro Obregón many new reform policies, were emphasized, pushing for more social and educational institutions that upheld traditional Mexican beliefs and culture. These ideals resonated with Izquierdo, drawing her to attend the art academy. In January 1928, she began her classes at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts).
...
Wikipedia