René Portocarrero

(Cuban, 1912–1985)

René Portocarrero was a Cuban painter whose contour lines and passages of color depicted the tropical environs and women of Havana. There is a distinctive influence of Wifredo Lam’s work in Portocarrero’s paintings. Born on February 24, 1912 in Havana, Cuba, he was largely self-taught. The artist’s first recorded exhibition was in 1934 at the Havana Luceum. Throughout his long career, he produced a plethora of works in different mediums, including sculpture, book illustration, and ceramics. His work garnered him a prize at the 1963 São Paulo Biennial. Portocarrero died on April 7, 1985 in Havana, Cuba. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Belle Artes in Caracas, and the Museo Nacional in Havana.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Latin American Art

Related Artists

Cundo Bermúdez, Mario Carreño, Wifredo Lam, Amelia Peláez, Fidelio Ponce de León

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Untitled (Flora), 1963

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Untitled (Flora), 1963

Sale Date: May 29, 2009

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Catedral de la Habana Vieja, 1978

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Catedral de la Habana Vieja, 1978

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Untitled (Portrait of a man), 1943

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Untitled (Portrait of a man), 1943

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Untitled (Woman with umbrella), 1945

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Untitled (Woman with umbrella), 1945

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Carnaval, 1945

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Carnaval, 1945

Sale Date: April 26, 2009

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Retrato de una mujer, 1960

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Retrato de una mujer, 1960

Sale Date: May 4, 2009

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Trois femmes, 1968

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Trois femmes, 1968

Sale Date: March 24, 2009

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Flora, 1982

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Flora, 1982

Sale Date: March 11, 2009

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Composition, 1979

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Composition, 1979

Sale Date: March 25, 2009

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Sin título, 1955

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Sin título, 1955

Sale Date: February 13, 2009

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Sin título, 1955

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Sin título, 1955

Sale Date: February 13, 2009

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Zwei Engel, 1943

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Zwei Engel, 1943

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Karnevaleske Figuren, 1970

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Karnevaleske Figuren, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Maskierte Figuren, 1971

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Maskierte Figuren, 1971

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Carnaval, 1970

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Carnaval, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Karneval, 1970

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Karneval, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Karnevaleske Szene, 1970

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Karnevaleske Szene, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Retrato de una mujer, 1960

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Retrato de una mujer, 1960

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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Mujer en azul, 1958

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Mujer en azul, 1958

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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Untitled (from the Carnival Series), 1971

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Untitled (from the Carnival Series), 1971

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Untitled (from the Carnival Series), 1971

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Untitled (from the Carnival Series), 1971

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Untitled (from the Carnival Series), 1970

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Untitled (from the Carnival Series), 1970

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Catedral en azul, 1961

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Catedral en azul, 1961

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Diablito, 1966

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Diablito, 1966

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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