José Maria de Servin - Peace - SOLD
by José Maria de Servin (1917–1983)
Oil on Canvas
Height 41” Width 30”
Mexico
1960's
Provenance: Private Mexico City collection
Born in La Piedad, Michoacan, in 1917. When he was only 3 months old and having three older sisters who were nuns, his family escaped the cristero war and found refuge in Guadalajara, Jalisco. A student of Chucho Reyes at his improvised art school, he became a member of the group “Pintores Jovenes de Jalisco”. Servin worked with Jose Clemente Orozco making several murals in and around Guadalajara. His first grand exhibition was held in 1940 in Guadalajara, and he held many other shows after that in Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, the US and Europe. He is mentioned in a Time article from October 2, 1944, written about the art of Jesus Reyes Ferreira. A professor at the University of Arizona for 15 years, he also made several murals in Phoenix, Tijuana and Monterrey.
by José Maria de Servin (1917–1983)
Oil on Canvas
Height 41” Width 30”
Mexico
1960's
Provenance: Private Mexico City collection
Born in La Piedad, Michoacan, in 1917. When he was only 3 months old and having three older sisters who were nuns, his family escaped the cristero war and found refuge in Guadalajara, Jalisco. A student of Chucho Reyes at his improvised art school, he became a member of the group “Pintores Jovenes de Jalisco”. Servin worked with Jose Clemente Orozco making several murals in and around Guadalajara. His first grand exhibition was held in 1940 in Guadalajara, and he held many other shows after that in Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, the US and Europe. He is mentioned in a Time article from October 2, 1944, written about the art of Jesus Reyes Ferreira. A professor at the University of Arizona for 15 years, he also made several murals in Phoenix, Tijuana and Monterrey.
by José Maria de Servin (1917–1983)
Oil on Canvas
Height 41” Width 30”
Mexico
1960's
Provenance: Private Mexico City collection
Born in La Piedad, Michoacan, in 1917. When he was only 3 months old and having three older sisters who were nuns, his family escaped the cristero war and found refuge in Guadalajara, Jalisco. A student of Chucho Reyes at his improvised art school, he became a member of the group “Pintores Jovenes de Jalisco”. Servin worked with Jose Clemente Orozco making several murals in and around Guadalajara. His first grand exhibition was held in 1940 in Guadalajara, and he held many other shows after that in Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, the US and Europe. He is mentioned in a Time article from October 2, 1944, written about the art of Jesus Reyes Ferreira. A professor at the University of Arizona for 15 years, he also made several murals in Phoenix, Tijuana and Monterrey.