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Latin and
Caribbean Art:
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GM1001-PR Paisaje de Campo, $2,000
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Don Manuel Hernandez Acevedo was born in 1921. Since his recent death, the Puerto Rican
Institute and art critics have begun to recognize the value of his works. Some of his artwork is now featured at the Museo
de Puerto Rico. His children, have set
up to preserve and share the value of his latest works. |
An accomplished painter and ‘serigrafista’,
original print artist, Don Manuel started like many painters, creating original prints
under the auspices of the Institute of Cultural Arts of Puerto Rico. His themes tend to underline a social and cultural
message reflecting his interpretations of popular scenes, events and places. His original prints have limited editions and only
a few pieces are available to the public.
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GM1005-PR Alumbrado del Arrabal, $1,500
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GM1004-PR Los Pleneros de la 23 Abajo, $3,500
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Selected Exhibits and Awards:
1981- Exposition in Honor to the Puerto Rican Print Arts; Museo
del Grabado Latinoamericano
1980- Exposition of Private Collection from Esso Standard Oil
Corp.
1976-Exposition Gallery
Campeche
1979- La
Fortaleza (Governor’s House) “El Viejo San Juan”
1977- La Fortaleza Exposition of Carteles de Navidad
1973-Exposition “La Historia del Cartel en Puerto Rico, El Museo del
Barriio, NY
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Collective
1981-5th Biannual of San Juan of Latin American Print Artists
1979-4th Biannual of Print Arts by the Puerto Rican Art
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GM1003-PR Callejon del Tamarindo, $3,000
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La Monserrate Virgin, $4,000 Felicidades,
$1,700
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a f a e l T u f i n o Rafael
Tufino was born in 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, his
family went back to Puerto Rico and he was raised in La Perla, in Old San
Juan. The effects of the extreme poverty he suffered and saw during
the Depression, and the political situation in the Island shaped his
artistic inspiration. He's a self-taught artist that later attended
art schools. As a young boy, he started by making advertising
drawings for a local store as a way to help his family. After
serving in WWII, he returned to New York and met other famous Latin
artists like Rivera, Orozco and Siquieros from Mexico. In 1950 he
returns to Puerto Rico and forms the Taller de Artes Graficas. He
immediately became an award winning serigraph artist and
painter. He
joined the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena in l957 and became a master
teacher and one of the best-known paper art exponents. His art
expresses the images and scenery of the day-to-day laborer, housewife, and
children. His style is powerful, full of feelings and social
interest. His works are highly regarded by collectors worldwide and
adorn the exhibits of many museums like the Museo del Barrio in New York
and the Museum of Puerto Rican arts. At
El Coqui Galleries we are pleased to introduce some of his most famous
serigraphs, which are in very limited editions. These original
serigraphs were first created to commemorate the Calle San Sebastian
fiestas of Old San Juan.
El Santero, circa 1967
Don Manuel, circa 1967 We
have a unique collection of the 20 works from the series of black and
white grabados inspired in the story by famed writer Rene Marquez titled La
Casa de Ignacio y Santiago. These works were commissioned
by the Dept. of Public Insturction in 1960 to Tufino and Jose Melendez
Contreras. Following are some of the works of this collection. If
you are interested, please contact us for a quote at 847-733-9510. 
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