Carlos Mérida

(Guatemalan, 1895–1984)

Carlos Mérida was a Guatemalan artist known for his paintings which merged Pre-Columbian aesthetics with pictorial ideas culled from Joan Miró and Paul Klee. Mérida use of Mayan art was a means to make European trends more relevant to his own heritage. Born on December 2, 1898 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, he spent time in Paris between 1910 to 1914 where he became acquainted with artists like Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani. In 1919, having returned to Guatemala five years earlier, the artist moved to Mexico City where he worked as Diego Rivera’s mural-painting assistant. In the late 1920s, he returned to Europe, where his work underwent a shift inspired by the avant-garde works he observed. Mérida died on December 22, 1984 in Mexico City, Mexico. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others.

Carlos Mérida Artworks

Carlos Mérida (1,138 results)

Six Costume Studies for Ballet Bonampak, 1969

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Six Costume Studies for Ballet Bonampak, 1969

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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A Poem to the Sacred Book I, 1978

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A Poem to the Sacred Book I, 1978

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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Canto al Maya, 1956

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Canto al Maya, 1956

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Espectro en rojo, 1969

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Espectro en rojo, 1969

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Dancers, 1978

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Dancers, 1978

Sale Date: September 21, 2023

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UNTITLED, 1954

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UNTITLED, 1954

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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La Casa Dorada, 1979

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La Casa Dorada, 1979

Sale Date: September 11, 2023

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Abstract composition with a head and..., 1936

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Abstract composition with a head and..., 1936

Sale Date: September 7, 2023

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Boceto para el remate de la escalera del..., 1951

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Boceto para el remate de la escalera del..., 1951

Sale Date: August 24, 2023

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A Poem to the Sacred Book I, 1978

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A Poem to the Sacred Book I, 1978

Sale Date: August 16, 2023

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A Poem to the Sacred Book II, 1978

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A Poem to the Sacred Book II, 1978

Sale Date: August 16, 2023

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Estampas del Popol Vuh

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Estampas del Popol Vuh

Sale Date: August 3, 2023

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Sin título de la carpeta Imágenes de Guatemala, 1926

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Sin título de la carpeta Imágenes de Guatemala, 1926

Sale Date: August 3, 2023

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Untitled, 1978

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Untitled, 1978

Sale Date: July 19, 2023

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Untitled, 1978

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Untitled, 1978

Sale Date: July 19, 2023

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Leyendas Prehispánicas:, 1983

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Leyendas Prehispánicas:, 1983

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Sin título de la carpeta Imágenes de Guatemala, 1926

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Sin título de la carpeta Imágenes de Guatemala, 1926

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Sin título de la carpeta Imágenes de Guatemala, 1927

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Sin título de la carpeta Imágenes de Guatemala, 1927

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Dancers (Lewin 35), c.1978, 1978

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Dancers (Lewin 35), c.1978, 1978

Sale Date: June 23, 2023

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Un Canto al Libro Sagrado, 1978

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Un Canto al Libro Sagrado, 1978

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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EL Abuelo Ixmucane, 1966

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EL Abuelo Ixmucane, 1966

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Untitled, 1971

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Untitled, 1971

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Boceto para el remate de la escalera del..., 1951

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Boceto para el remate de la escalera del..., 1951

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Tepepul el adivino, 1972

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Tepepul el adivino, 1972

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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