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1926 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela - 2014. Known for: Abstract, cubist easel and mural painting.
Oswaldo Vigas was born in Valencia, Carabobo, a province of Venezuela. In 1953 he moved to Paris and met monumental artists Picasso, Matta, and Lam who befriended Vigas. During his years in France,... Read full biography
Oswaldo Vigas was born in Valencia, Carabobo, a province of Venezuela. In 1953 he moved to Paris and met monumental artists Picasso, Matta, and Lam who befriended Vigas. During his years in France, Vigas exhibited at the Galerie la Roue and Galerie Neufville. Vigas returned to Venezuela in 1957... Read full biography
Oswaldo Vigas was born in Valencia, Carabobo, a province of Venezuela. In 1953 he moved to Paris and met monumental artists Picasso, Matta, and Lam who befriended Vigas. During his years in France, Vigas exhibited at the Galerie la Roue and Galerie Neufville. Vigas returned to Venezuela in 1957 after having traveled to the United States and Spain. During these years, Vigas exhibited in places such as the Pan American union in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the Musée... Read full biography
Oswaldo Vigas was born in Valencia, Carabobo, a province of Venezuela. In 1953 he moved to Paris and met monumental artists Picasso, Matta, and Lam who befriended Vigas. During his years in France, Vigas exhibited at the Galerie la Roue and Galerie Neufville. Vigas returned to Venezuela in 1957 after having traveled to the United States and Spain. During these years, Vigas exhibited in places such as the Pan American union in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He also painted murals at the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas. Vigas's work can be found in private collections and museums in various cities throughout the world. Source: Sotheby's.com... Read full biography
Oswaldo Vigas was born in Valencia, Carabobo, a province of Venezuela. In 1953 he moved to Paris and met monumental artists Picasso, Matta, and Lam who befriended Vigas. During his years in France, Vigas exhibited at the Galerie la Roue and Galerie Neufville. Vigas returned to Venezuela in 1957 after having traveled to the United States and Spain. During these years, Vigas exhibited in places such as the Pan American union in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He also painted murals at the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas. Vigas's work can be found in private collections and museums in various cities throughout the world. Source: Sotheby's.com... Read full biography
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Oswaldo Vigas was born in Valencia, Carabobo, a province of Venezuela. In 1953 he moved to Paris and met monumental artists Picasso, Matta, and Lam who befriended Vigas.
During his years in France, Vigas exhibited at the Galerie la Roue and Galerie Neufville.
Vigas returned to Venezuela in 1957 after having traveled to the United States and Spain. During these years, Vigas exhibited in places such as the Pan American union in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
He also painted murals at the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas.
Vigas's work can be found in private collections and museums in various cities throughout the world.
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