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)

Personaje de pié, 1978

Carlos Mérida

Personaje de pié, 1978

Sale Date: May 17, 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: April 15, 2022

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Untitled

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Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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El duende amarillo, 1976

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El duende amarillo, 1976

Sale Date: March 14, 2023

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Ubicuidad, 1976

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Ubicuidad, 1976

Sale Date: March 14, 2023

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Sol Poniente, 1972

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Sol Poniente, 1972

Sale Date: March 14, 2023

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The Dirge, 1951

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The Dirge, 1951

Sale Date: March 14, 2023

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Untitled

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Sale Date: February 21, 2023

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Untitled, 1939

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Untitled, 1939

Sale Date: February 10, 2023

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En tono menor

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En tono menor

Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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Sin título

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Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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Sin título

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Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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Autorretrato, 1951

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Autorretrato, 1951

Sale Date: December 17, 2022

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Pompa enmohecida, 1969

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Pompa enmohecida, 1969

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Abstracted Figures Dancing

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Abstracted Figures Dancing

Sale Date: December 18, 2022

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Motivos del Popol-Vuh #2 / Carnival in..., 1940

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Motivos del Popol-Vuh #2 / Carnival in..., 1940

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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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: December 8, 2022

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Sin título, 1980

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Sin título, 1980

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Casita encantada, 1980

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Casita encantada, 1980

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Boceto

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Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Los músicos, from Images de Guatemala, 1927

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Los músicos, from Images de Guatemala, 1927

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Autorretrato, 1951

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Autorretrato, 1951

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Gemelos, 1977

Carlos Mérida

Gemelos, 1977

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Sin título, de la carpeta Un canto al libro..., 1978

Carlos Mérida

Sin título, de la carpeta Un canto al libro..., 1978

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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