José Luis Cuevas

(Mexican, 1933–2017)

José Luis Cuevas was a Mexican artist affiliated with the post-World War II movement the Generación de la Ruptura, or Breakaway Generation. Believing that Mexican art had become too mainstream and diluted, Cuevas and the other members of the Generación opposed Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera, José Clement Orozco, and David Alfaro Sisquieros, who they saw as inhibiting artistic development and being overly deferential to the Mexican government. Born on February 26, 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico, Cuevas went on study at the National School of Painting and Sculpture at the age of 10. Over time, he developed a unique aesthetic of paintings and sculptures depicting disfigured or disproportioned figures and portraits. Cuevas represented Mexico in the 1982 Venice Biennale, and created a museum to himself in an old monastery which opened in 1992. The museum and Cuevas himself are both controversial, with the glorification of Cuevas’ life and sexual prowess as a main topic of his museum. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. The artist died on July 3, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.

José Luis Cuevas Artworks

José Luis Cuevas (1,282 results)

Modelo 1947, 1988

José Luis Cuevas

Modelo 1947, 1988

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Yo no.2, 1965

José Luis Cuevas

Yo no.2, 1965

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Retrato de Franz Kafka no.I (+ Sin título,..., 1957

José Luis Cuevas

Retrato de Franz Kafka no.I (+ Sin título,..., 1957

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La máscara (from Homenaje a Quevedo series(, 1969

José Luis Cuevas

La máscara (from Homenaje a Quevedo series(, 1969

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Retrato de Franz Kafka, 1972

José Luis Cuevas

Retrato de Franz Kafka, 1972

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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La giganta. El gigante, 1991

José Luis Cuevas

La giganta. El gigante, 1991

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Music - Hall, 1971

José Luis Cuevas

Music - Hall, 1971

Sale Date: September 8, 2011

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El hijo de Tarzán y de la novia de Frankesteint...

José Luis Cuevas

El hijo de Tarzán y de la novia de Frankesteint...

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Tarzán hombre pollo (+ Su primer baile; ink..., 1930

José Luis Cuevas

Tarzán hombre pollo (+ Su primer baile; ink..., 1930

Sale Date: September 8, 2011

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Realismo vs. Abstraccionismo (+ ¡Ese sombrero no

José Luis Cuevas

Realismo vs. Abstraccionismo (+ ¡Ese sombrero no

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Sin título (portfolio of 10)

José Luis Cuevas

Sin título (portfolio of 10)

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La resurrección de los muertos, 1980

José Luis Cuevas

La resurrección de los muertos, 1980

Sale Date: September 8, 2011

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New York public library (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1992

José Luis Cuevas

New York public library (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1992

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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Al pincel

José Luis Cuevas

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Pareja, 1981

José Luis Cuevas

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Teorema, 2003

José Luis Cuevas

Teorema, 2003

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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Sin título (Retrato)

José Luis Cuevas

Sin título (Retrato)

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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El día que supe de la muerte de Marta Traba, 1983

José Luis Cuevas

El día que supe de la muerte de Marta Traba, 1983

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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Las musas de la Renaudiere, 1976

José Luis Cuevas

Las musas de la Renaudiere, 1976

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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Portrait, 1988

José Luis Cuevas

Portrait, 1988

Sale Date: June 29, 2011

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Orfeo no.1 y Orfeo no.2

José Luis Cuevas

Orfeo no.1 y Orfeo no.2

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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El miedo del torero, 1981

José Luis Cuevas

El miedo del torero, 1981

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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El beso no. 1, intolerancia, 1983

José Luis Cuevas

El beso no. 1, intolerancia, 1983

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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Autorretrato de niño y jugando con María..., 1976

José Luis Cuevas

Autorretrato de niño y jugando con María..., 1976

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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