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This artwork "Decorated Cat" c.1960, is an oil painting on hardboard by noted Mexican Artist Jose Maris De Servin, 1917-1983. …
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This artwork "Decorated Cat" c.1960, is an oil painting on hardboard by noted Mexican Artist Jose Maris De Servin, 1917-1983. It is signed at the upper left corner by the artist. The artwork (board) size is 24.35 x 17.75 inches, framed size is 28.35 x 21.75 inches. Framed in original wooden painted brown frame, with fabric liner. it is in excellent condition, the frame have small minor restorations, practically invisible.
About the artist:
Jose Maria de Servin was taken to Guadalajara Mexico by his family when he was two months of age. He was a distinguished member of the group "Young Painters of Jalisco." Later Jose Maria de Servin collaborated with Merciful Jose Orozco in works of the Legislative Palace of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Jose Maria de Servin also taught summer art courses for 15 years at the University of Arizona. Jose Maria de Servin's mural productions were numerous. He painted important murals in union with his brothers Antonio and Miguel. His religious pictures were very well accepted in Europe.
Main Exhibitions:
Spanish Athenian, Guadalajara, Jal. (1940); Gallery of Contemporary Art, Mexico, D.F. (1949); Gallery of Universal Art, Monterrey, N. L. (1959); House of the Crafts, Guadalajara (1964); Rossemberg's Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. and in Miami, FL. (1969). Crafts Capuchinas, Guadalajara (1971). Building "The Angel", Mexico, D.F. (1977). In addition Jose Mariia de Servin has participated in important exhibitions in Venezuela and Panama. n exhibition tribute was held the year after Jose Maria de Servin's death, Regional Museum of Guadalajara (1984)
Prizes and Distinctions:
Medal of Honor Fair of Jalisco (1953). In the Madonna Festival of Los Angeles, CA., Jose Maria de Servin received the first prize for the work "the Madonna and the Boy" (1956). In 1957 Jose de Servin gained the prestige's Merciful Jose Orozco award. First prize in the Year of the Plastic Arts of Jalisco (1964). In 1967 he is honored with the appointment to Life Member of Friends of the Mexican Art of the Art Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Named artistic Adviser of the House of the Crafts of Jalisco (1969)
Jose Maria de Servin's murals works are rich in color and show a high sense of the "Mexicanidad". Jose Maria de Servin has works of this sort in the Regional Museum, the House of the Jalisciense Culture and the House of the Crafts as well as in the hotels Mendoza and Hilton, of Guadalajara, Jalisco. His works can be viewed in the Arcs of Phoenix, Arizona.; The Cortijo of San Jose, Tijuana, B. C. and the Pharmacies Benavides de Monterrey, N. L.
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- Dimensions
- 21.75ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 28.35ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Art Subjects
- Animals
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- Excellent Excellent less
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