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Birth
1871 (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
Death
1946 (Los Angeles, California)
Lived/Active
California / Mexico
Autorretrato, 1938, Tempera on newsprint
© Alfredo Ramos Martinez Research Project
Often Known For
portrait and pre-Columbian imagery painting, murals, sculptures
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Alfredo Martinez is best known for his modern Mexican paintings and
murals. His work did not directly reflect traditional Mexican art nor
did it embrace the European modernist movements of the time, but rather
his unique style was based on his heritage and his thorough academic
background.
Born in Monterey, Mexico in 1871, Martinez
remained there for his early education. He then studied at the Academia
Nacional de Belles Artes in Mexico City between 1884 and 1892. As a
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