Mario Carreño

(Chilean, 1913–1999)

<b was a Cuban-born Chilean artist best known for his depictions of classical architecture and surrealistic landscapes. His unique style merges Cubist abstraction, Mexican muralist painting techniques, and the High Renaissance imagery—disjointed styles which are united by planes of overlapping color. Carreño is commonly associated with his still life painting Naturaleza Muerta, in which he stages a guitar and fruit on a sandy beach. Born on May 24, 1913 in Havana, Cuba, Carreño studied at the Academia de San Alejandro in Havana and later at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he worked under Dominican painter Jaime Antonio Colson. After traveling to Chile with poet Pablo Neruda, Carreño set up residence in Santiago de Chile and later gained Cuban citizenship. He gained critical attention after presenting his work at the São Paulo Biennial in 1951 and at XXVI Venice Biennial in 1952. The artist died on December, 20 1990 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. His works are currently held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Santiago, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

Mario Carreño Artworks

Mario Carreño (603 results)
Campesinos, 1947

Mario Carreño

Campesinos, 1947

Sale Date: February 2, 2013

Auction Closed

Familia, 1941

Mario Carreño

Familia, 1941

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1952

Mario Carreño

Untitled, 1952

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Cuarto fambá, 1943

Mario Carreño

Cuarto fambá, 1943

Sale Date: November 19, 2012

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1995

Mario Carreño

Untitled, 1995

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

Auction Closed

A.) Sketch for Ausencia del poeta..., 1970

Mario Carreño

A.) Sketch for Ausencia del poeta..., 1970

Sale Date: November 21, 2012

Auction Closed

A.) El viento B.)Sketch for El final de..., 1973

Mario Carreño

A.) El viento B.)Sketch for El final de..., 1973

Sale Date: November 21, 2012

Auction Closed

A.) Sketch for Atardecer junto al mar..., 1971

Mario Carreño

A.) Sketch for Atardecer junto al mar..., 1971

Sale Date: November 21, 2012

Auction Closed

A.) La noche de los girasoles B.) Untitled..., 1973

Mario Carreño

A.) La noche de los girasoles B.) Untitled..., 1973

Sale Date: November 21, 2012

Auction Closed

Dancing Horse, 1945

Mario Carreño

Dancing Horse, 1945

Sale Date: November 21, 2012

Auction Closed

Mediodía lunar, 1952

Mario Carreño

Mediodía lunar, 1952

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Atardecer junto al mar, 1971

Mario Carreño

Atardecer junto al mar, 1971

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

La caída de los grandes mitos, 1970

Mario Carreño

La caída de los grandes mitos, 1970

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1959

Mario Carreño

Untitled, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Abstract Woman, 1947

Mario Carreño

Abstract Woman, 1947

Sale Date: October 13, 2012

Auction Closed

Cuatro Personajes Geometricos, 1956

Mario Carreño

Cuatro Personajes Geometricos, 1956

Sale Date: May 24, 2012

Auction Closed

Ceremonia con palmera, 1985

Mario Carreño

Ceremonia con palmera, 1985

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1986

Mario Carreño

Untitled, 1986

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

Auction Closed

El zoológico, 1950

Mario Carreño

El zoológico, 1950

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

Auction Closed

The birth of Venus, 1980

Mario Carreño

The birth of Venus, 1980

Sale Date: April 26, 2012

Auction Closed

Personnage

Mario Carreño

Personnage

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

Auction Closed

Totem

Mario Carreño

Totem

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

Auction Closed

Caña de azúcar, 1947

Mario Carreño

Caña de azúcar, 1947

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

Auction Closed

Mujer recostada, 1947

Mario Carreño

Mujer recostada, 1947

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

Auction Closed