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Luis Filcer BIOGRAPHY
1927 Zhitomir, Russia - 1998. Known for: Modernist figure, genre and portrait painting.
Luis started art studies at seventeen in the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. In 1949 he worked in the Taller de Gráfica Popular together with artists like O. Higgins, Mendez and many others. That... Read full biography
Luis started art studies at seventeen in the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. In 1949 he worked in the Taller de Gráfica Popular together with artists like O. Higgins, Mendez and many others. That same year he won the silver medal in the art contest Circle of Fine Arts. In 1950 he won the gold... Read full biography
Luis started art studies at seventeen in the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. In 1949 he worked in the Taller de Gráfica Popular together with artists like O. Higgins, Mendez and many others. That same year he won the silver medal in the art contest Circle of Fine Arts. In 1950 he won the gold medal in the same contest. In 1953 he won the Jose Clemente Orozco medal in the Spring Salon Contest. He represented Mexico in three biennales in Chile, Japan and England. After this he received a two... Read full biography
Luis started art studies at seventeen in the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. In 1949 he worked in the Taller de Gráfica Popular together with artists like O. Higgins, Mendez and many others. That same year he won the silver medal in the art contest Circle of Fine Arts. In 1950 he won the gold medal in the same contest. In 1953 he won the Jose Clemente Orozco medal in the Spring Salon Contest. He represented Mexico in three biennales in Chile, Japan and England. After this he received a two year scholarship to study in Paris, Rome and Amsterdam. He participated in a very important travel exhibition which went around the world during fifteen years (jewels of Mexican Art) organized by the Palace of Fine Arts. In 1988 he showed in the Grand... Read full biography
Luis started art studies at seventeen in the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. In 1949 he worked in the Taller de Gráfica Popular together with artists like O. Higgins, Mendez and many others. That same year he won the silver medal in the art contest Circle of Fine Arts. In 1950 he won the gold medal in the same contest. In 1953 he won the Jose Clemente Orozco medal in the Spring Salon Contest. He represented Mexico in three biennales in Chile, Japan and England. After this he received a two year scholarship to study in Paris, Rome and Amsterdam. He participated in a very important travel exhibition which went around the world during fifteen years (jewels of Mexican Art) organized by the Palace of Fine Arts. In 1988 he showed in the Grand Palais in Paris together with twenty expressionists, well known artists. In 1990 he had a solo... Read full biography
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Luis started art studies at seventeen in the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City.
In 1949 he worked in the Taller de Gráfica Popular together with artists like O. Higgins, Mendez and many others.
That same year he won the silver medal in the art contest Circle of Fine Arts.
In 1950 he won the gold medal in the same contest. In 1953 he won the Jose Clemente Orozco medal in the Spring Salon Contest.
He represented Mexico in three biennales in Chile, Japan and England. After this he received a two year scholarship to study in Paris, Rome and Amsterdam.
He participated in a very important travel exhibition which went around the world during fifteen years (jewels of Mexican Art) organized by the Palace of F...But wait, there's more...
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