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Victor Manuel

Victor Manuel (1897 - 1969) was active/lived in Cuba, Europe.  Victor Manuel is known for Avant-garde, modernist figure and genre painting.

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Born in Havana, Victor Manuel showed a precocious attitude for drawing. At age 12, he started studying arts at San Alejandro Art School, the most recognized art school in Cuba. When he was 14, he started to act as unofficial professor of elementary drawing classes.

He studied with Leopoldo Romañach, another famous Cuban painter, and by age 19 his talent started to become evident. Nevertheless, he performed his first personal exhibition as late as 1924 (when he was 26 years old). In 1925, he traveled abroad, visiting France. It was in Montparnasse that a group of French artists advised him to sign his paintings only as Víctor Manuel (until that moment, he used his entire name and surname).

He returned home in 1927, and participated in an exhibition at the Painters and Sculptors Association of Havana, that is considered one of the starting points of Cuban modern painting era. In this time, he dedicated himself, for almost two years, to train other Cuban painters free of cha   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2513 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Victor Manuel

   Victor Manuel  Born:  1897 - Havana, Cuba
Died:   1969 - Havana, Cuba
Known for:  Avant-garde, modernist figure and genre painting
Name variants:  Victor Manuel Garcia-Valdes, Victor Manuel Garcia Valdez

Born in Havana, Victor Manuel showed a precocious attitude for drawing. At age 12, he started studying arts at San Alejandro Art School, the most recognized art school in Cuba. When he was 14, he started to act as unofficial professor of elementary drawing classes.

He studied with Leopoldo Romañach, another famous Cuban painter, and by age 19 his talent started to become evident. Nevertheless, he performed his first personal exhibition as late as 1924 (when he was 26 years old). In 1925, he traveled abroad, visiting France. It was in Montparnasse that a group of French artists advised him to sign his paintings only as Víctor Manuel (until that moment, he used his entire name and surname).

He returned home in 1927, and particip  ...  Displaying 750 of 2513 characters.

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