Tomás Sánchez
Tomás Sánchez (born May 22, 1948 in Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos, Cuba) is a Cuban painter and engraver, known for his landscapes.
He was on a blacklist in Cuba for [part of the time] between 1987 and 2014; he did not have any solo exhibitions (or exhibitions alone) in Cuba for 27 years.[1]
His exhibitions have been at places that include
- Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, held a retrospective exhibition in 1996 (or an exhibiton that included many of his earliest works).
Critics and curators have said that his work has links to the experience of meditation.
In 2016, Sánchez was called the most expensive living Cuban painter.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ Cuban Artist Tomas Sanchez Shows Works in Cuba after 27 Years. Havana Times. April 17, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2021. "Sanchez had not had an exhibition in Cuba since 1987. Though some of his paintings were occasionally exhibited in a number of biennales in Havana, there had been no solo exhibitions by the artist since that date. The artist had been blacklisted"
- ↑ McCord, Andy (December 12, 2006). $39.1M Latin Sales Romp Past Year-ago Totals. Artnews. http://www.artnews.com/2006/12/12/39-1m-latin-sales-romp-past-year-ago-totals/. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Tomás Sánchez at Christie's".