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)
Autorretrato, 1945

Carlos Mérida

Autorretrato, 1945

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

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Los videntes, 1971

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Los videntes, 1971

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Las plañideras, 1970

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Las plañideras, 1970

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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La endecha, 1978

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La endecha, 1978

Sale Date: September 29, 2005

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15 Motivos - Tema con variaciones (portfolio , 1936

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15 Motivos - Tema con variaciones (portfolio , 1936

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Cancion de cuna (Song of the cradle), 1936

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Cancion de cuna (Song of the cradle), 1936

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Carnival in Mexico (7 of 10 works), 1940

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Carnival in Mexico (7 of 10 works), 1940

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Untitled, 1943

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Untitled, 1943

Sale Date: September 18, 2005

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Sin título

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Sin título

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Trajes Regionales Mexicanos; Con introduccíon y...

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Trajes Regionales Mexicanos; Con introduccíon y...

Sale Date: May 22, 2005

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Untitled, 1961

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Untitled, 1961

Sale Date: July 12, 2005

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: July 12, 2005

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El baño, 1943

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El baño, 1943

Sale Date: May 25, 2005

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Juego de rectángulos, 1966

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Juego de rectángulos, 1966

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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Las plañideras, 1970

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Las plañideras, 1970

Sale Date: May 25, 2005

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Formas en el espacio, 1966

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Formas en el espacio, 1966

Sale Date: May 24, 2005

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Estampas del Popol-Vuh (portfolio of 10), 1943

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Estampas del Popol-Vuh (portfolio of 10), 1943

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Two men with whips

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Two men with whips

Sale Date: February 12, 2005

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The dirge, 1978

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The dirge, 1978

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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La endecha, 1978

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La endecha, 1978

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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La rosa de los vientos, 1965

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La rosa de los vientos, 1965

Sale Date: May 14, 2004

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El ojo cósmico, 1981

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El ojo cósmico, 1981

Sale Date: June 25, 2004

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Casa dorada

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Casa dorada

Sale Date: September 24, 2004

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En tono menor

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En tono menor

Sale Date: September 24, 2004

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