Original oil painting on canvas by Ramon Prats (1929 – 1990), a mid century figurative painter with roots in Spain, Cuba, Dominican Republic, the U. This painting has a decidedly Latin American Mid-Century modern dynamic, very reminiscent of Cundo Bermudez and Rufino Tamayo. It was executed in 1957, just a year after the artist had emigrated from New York to settle permanently in Mexico. It is signed by the artist and dated 1957 bottom right and it is in its original custom made and hand decorated frame. The painting is oil on canvas and measures 18 x 18 inches, with frame it is 25 x 25 inches. The top stretcher bears its original gallery exhibition label from the Galeria Arte Moderno in Mexico City which notes that the title is “Vendedoras”. The painting is in very good shape and has overall cracquelure typical for its age. The frame has separated at two corners and should be reglued, frame is really a fantastic period piece of abstract art in its own right. Ramon Prats American, b. At age 15, he was appointed the official artist and illustrator for El País newspaper in Havana, Cuba, where his family lived at the time. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in Santo Domingo and at the School of Graphic Arts in Havana, Cuba. Upon completing his studies in Cuba, Prats moved to New York, where he studied at the Art Students League of New York. The Associated American Artists (AAA) soon commissioned him under an exclusive seven-year contract. He regularly exhibited at the AAA gallery until 1955, and also showed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1952, he assisted painter Jose Vela Zanetti in painting the mural, “Mankind’s Struggle for Lasting Peace, ” which is still in the lobby of the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Prats moved to Mexico in 1956 and was pivotal in spearheading the development of modern art there until his death at age 74 in 2003. (The above biography is courtesy of the Cooper Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Institution). The item “OIL Painting MEXICAN MODERN Figurative MID-CENTURY Ramon PRATS 1955″ is in sale since Thursday, April 2, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “925*sterling” and is located in Brooksville, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, Canada, South africa, Colombia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: Latin America
- Artist: Ramon Prats Ventos
- Style: Modernism
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Medium: Oil
- Date of Creation: 1950-1969
- Framed/Unframed: Framed
- Year: 1957
- Features: Framed
- Subject: Women
- Originality: Original