Xavier Martinez Paintings

He was a well known bohemian figure in san francisco the east bay and the monterey peninsula and one of the co founders of two california artists organizations and an art gallery.

Xavier martinez paintings. 11 3 4 x 11 3 8inprinted circa 1915 1918 provenancethe artist gift to mabel whitmore 1893 1980 oakland california from the above circa 1915 1918 private collection. Flower merchant in paris xavier martinez 1900. Xavier martínez february 7 1869 january 13 1943 was a california artist active in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was an eccentric character who often dressed in old corduroys tied at the waist with a sash a brilliant blue shirt and a contrasting red tie.

Genre painting 3 landscape 12 nude painting nu 1 portrait 1 self portrait 1. Size is 0 h x 0 w x 0 in. He began his art studies in mexico and moved to san francisco in 1893 when his stepfather became consul general from mexico. Saatchi art is pleased to offer the painting star wars battle by xavier martinez gil.

Xavier martinez by jeffrey morseburg. Born in guadalajara mexico xavier timoteo tizoc y orozco martinez was a painter noted for his tonalist style an etcher lithographer and long time art activist in northern california. Airbrush acrylic on canvas. He painted in a tonalist style and also produced monotypes etchings and silverpoint.

View xavier martinez s artworks on artnet. Xavier martinez 1869 1943 untitled poplars and figures stamped with the artist s device xm lower right monotype on papersheet 7 13 16 x 7 5 8inoverall. List of works featured works 6 all artworks by date 1 10 21. Learn about the artist and find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks the latest news and sold auction prices.

Xavier martinez 1869 1943 was an artist whose colorful personality stood in dramatic contrast to his paintings which were quiet poetic evocations of the natural world bathed in muted light. He was a well known bohemian figure in san francisco the east bay and the monterey peninsula and one of the co founders of two california artists organizations and an art gallery. Born and raised in guadalajara mexico xavier martinez graduated from the liceo de varones in guadalajara in 1890 moving to san francisco he enrolled at the california school of design mark hopkins institute of art where he studied with arthur matthews and graduated with honors in 1897 he then attended the ecole des beaux arts in paris studying with jean léon gérôme from 1897 to 1899.