“Sails” Abstract Watercolor Painting by Xavier Gonzalez

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A watercolor painting by Spanish-American artist Xavier Gonzalez (1898-1993). Titled "Sails," this abstract work depicts a dense Cubist inspired array … Read more A watercolor painting by Spanish-American artist Xavier Gonzalez (1898-1993). Titled "Sails," this abstract work depicts a dense Cubist inspired array of boats near a dock. Signed to the lower right, the painting is displayed in a black wooden frame.

Born in Almeria, Spain, Xavier Gonzalez immigrated to Mexico and then to the United States in the 1920s. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. Gonzalez exhibited widely during his lifetime including at the Corcoran Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. See less