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 (1,267 results)

Pareja, 1982

José Luis Cuevas

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Clase de Anatomia from Intolerance, 1989

José Luis Cuevas

Clase de Anatomia from Intolerance, 1989

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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Justine y el Marquez de Sade from Intolerance, 1989

José Luis Cuevas

Justine y el Marquez de Sade from Intolerance, 1989

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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Autorretrato En Blanes, De La Serie Catalana, 1981

José Luis Cuevas

Autorretrato En Blanes, De La Serie Catalana, 1981

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Coloso, 1989

José Luis Cuevas

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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Las Victimas, 1989

José Luis Cuevas

Las Victimas, 1989

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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El Santo de la Guerra, 1969

José Luis Cuevas

El Santo de la Guerra, 1969

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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Political Demagogy III, 1968

José Luis Cuevas

Political Demagogy III, 1968

Sale Date: March 23, 2024

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Mercado de carne en Hamburgo II, 1973

José Luis Cuevas

Mercado de carne en Hamburgo II, 1973

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Cuatro prostitutas de Acapulco, 1972

José Luis Cuevas

Cuatro prostitutas de Acapulco, 1972

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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LA CASA, 1994

José Luis Cuevas

LA CASA, 1994

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Study for Las Virigena Locas

José Luis Cuevas

Study for Las Virigena Locas

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Cabinet of Freud, 1987

José Luis Cuevas

Cabinet of Freud, 1987

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Sin título, 1959

José Luis Cuevas

Sin título, 1959

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Jugadores de cartas, 1981

José Luis Cuevas

Jugadores de cartas, 1981

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Crucifixión, 1955

José Luis Cuevas

Crucifixión, 1955

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Autorretrato en un prostíbulo, 1976

José Luis Cuevas

Autorretrato en un prostíbulo, 1976

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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The Giants, 1971

José Luis Cuevas

The Giants, 1971

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Hechizera Antiqua, 1969

José Luis Cuevas

Hechizera Antiqua, 1969

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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El Cuarto Amarillo, 1981

José Luis Cuevas

El Cuarto Amarillo, 1981

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Homage to Quevedo, from 14 Lithographs by..., 1969

José Luis Cuevas

Homage to Quevedo, from 14 Lithographs by..., 1969

Sale Date: January 21, 2024

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Autorretrato en la Casa de Rebeka II, 1973

José Luis Cuevas

Autorretrato en la Casa de Rebeka II, 1973

Sale Date: May 30, 2023

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Coloso, from Official Arts Portfolio of the..., 1988

José Luis Cuevas

Coloso, from Official Arts Portfolio of the..., 1988

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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El Dr. Rudolph van Crefel y su paciente No. 1, 1973

José Luis Cuevas

El Dr. Rudolph van Crefel y su paciente No. 1, 1973

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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