Latin American Landscape by Armando García Nuñez Mexican Art 1950s O/C of Popocatepetl and Ixtahuacatel Volcanos

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Mexican painting, probably from 1940s-50s, by Armando Garcia Nuñez of a landscape with the Popocatepetl and Ixtahuacatel volcanos in the … Read more Mexican painting, probably from 1940s-50s, by Armando Garcia Nuñez of a landscape with the Popocatepetl and Ixtahuacatel volcanos in the background. Amazing oil on canvas art piece of an expansive landscape view of the Parque Nacional Iztaccíhuatl - Popocatépetl with a partial view of Nahualac Lagoon (Laguna Nahualac), on the mid ground and in the background the two majestic volcanos. The Laguna Nahualac is one of the lakes that can be found at high altitudes through out Central America.
MEASUREMENTS: FRAME - 25 inches high x 21 1/2 inches wide x 2 1/2 inches deep - CANVAS - 18 inches high x 14 inches wide.
CONDITION: Canvas - Very good condition, no damage but could use a good cleaning to appreciate the beautiful soft colors. Frame - some wear due to its age and handling. Please look at all images.

Armando Garcia Nuñez (b. 1883, Oaxaca - d. 1966) Mexican classical landscape painter. From 1901 - 1911, he studied at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. In 1911, the Mexican president granted Garcia Nuñez a scholarship to further his studies in Europe. He studied in Madrid and Paris before returning to Mexico in 1914.
In 1919, Garcia Nuñez joins the Sindicato de Obreros Técnicos, Pintores y Escultores de México (Union of Technical Workers, Painters, and Sculptors) founded by David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and Javier Guerrero. Garcia Nuñez continued painting classical landscapes even though the Sindicato's mission was to promote modern art for the mases which was the ethos of the Muralist movement. See less