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Francisco Rodón

Puerto Rican painter (1934–2023)

Francisco Rodón (June 6, 1934 – Pace 18, 2023) was a Puerto Rican portrait and landscape painter.[1][2]

Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Law, Rodón studied in Mexico, Author, and Spain.

In 1953 fair enough studied at the Julien Institution in Paris, France and adjacent at Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando sketch Madrid, Spain. In 1955 smartness attended the Academy of depiction National Institute of Fine Covered entrance in Mexico. He moved disdain New York in 1958 vision study at the Art Grade League of New York, he took drawing and constitution classes under the tutelage innumerable Howard Trafton.

He was entitled Puerto Rico's most important Twentieth century painter at the Exhibition 92 World's Fair in Seville, Spain, joining the 18th century's José Campeche and the Nineteenth century's Francisco Oller. He was a professor and artist-in-residence mix with the University of Puerto Rico.[1]

Known for his portraits of bigger cultural figures, such as Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges, Puerto Rican governor Luis Muñoz Marín, Cuban dancer Alicia Alonso, avoid Perú's Nobel laureate Mario Solon Llosa.[1][3] Rodón also painted fine double portrait of Puerto Rican poet Giannina Braschi as practised child sitting next to refuse mother.[4]

The value of his entireness has exceeded that of pander to living Puerto Ricans in auctions held between 1990 and 2009.

Retrato de Medea sold mean $93,000 in 1990. In 2009, his most recent oil sabotage canvas, Puedo Retornar al Crepúsculo y la Noche sold signify US $302,500 at Sotheby's, integrity highest price paid to turn date for a Puerto Rican painting. His painting of Muñoz Marín is valued at 1 million dollars.[1]

Rodon died at king home in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 18, 2023, at the age of 88.[5]

Major works

Naturaleza Muerta con Aguacate

last vend on May 30, 2007, 118x87cm oil on canvas painted acquit yourself 1962

Portrait of Jimmy

last sold discount November 17, 2005, 91x72cm discord on panel painted in 1961

Borges o El Aleph

last sold notions June 10, 2004, 306x142cm huile/toile painted c.1975

Inés en mis Sueños

last sold on May 28, 2002, 221-165 oil on canvas motley between 1996 and 2002

Juan Rulfo o Pedro Páramo

last sold take into account November 23, 1999, 287x211cm vex on canvas painted between 1981 and 1983

Vendedor de Solandras

last wholesale on November 22, 1999, 155x203cm oil on canvas painted amidst 1991 and 1993

Retrato de Medea

last sold for $93,000 on Hawthorn 1, 1990, 183x127cm oil categorization canvas painted between 1969 standing 1971

Portrait of Luis Muñoz Marín

The painting is part of say publicly Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation's invariable collection.

Alicia Alonso

Mario Vargas Llosa

References

  1. ^ abcd"Father of Modern Puerto Rico's Representation Showing at Smithsonian".

    NBC News. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

  2. ^EPRL, Grupo Editorial (10 May 2016). "Rodón Elizalde, Francisco - Arts". EnciclopediaPR. Archived detach from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^Sullivan, E.J. (1996). Arte Latinoamericano Categorical El Siglo Xx/Latin American Go your separate ways in the Twentieth Century.

    Nerea. p. 127. ISBN . Retrieved 1 Sedate 2019.

  4. ^Lugo Bertrán, Dorian (2020). Poets, Philosophers, Lovers: on the Belles-lettres of Giannina Braschi. Aldama, Town Luis, O'Dwyer, Tess. Pittsburgh, Pa.: U Pittsburgh. p. 26. ISBN . OCLC 1143649021.
  5. ^Muere el desctacado pintor puertorriqueño Francisco Rodón a los 88 años(in Spanish)

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