Larraz

Julio LARRAZ

West of Manassas
1993
Silkscreen
26.625 x 38.5 inches
Edition of 35

©1993 Julio Larraz

Julio Larraz was born in Havana, Cuba in 1944. Son of a newspaper editor, he began to draw at a very early age. In 1961 his parents moved to Miami, Florida taking the whole family with them. One year later, they moved to Washington D.C., and in 1964 went to New York, where Larraz lived for the next five years. There he began to draw political caricatures which where published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Vogue Magazine among others.

In 1967 Larraz began working full-time as a painter. He credits several New York artists, including Burt Silverman, for teaching him different painting techniques. In 1971 his first solo exhibition was held in the Pyramid Galleries in Washington D.C. In 1972 he had an exhibition in New York's New School for Social Research, and one year later his paintings were shown at the FAR Gallery in New York.

In 1976 he received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and was also awarded with the Cintas Grant of the Institute of International Education. One year later, Larraz moved to San Patricio, New Mexico, fascinated by the light and atmosphere of the barren hills of Hondo Valley. It was there that he met Ron Hall, his future dealer, who lived in Texas.

In 1978 Larraz bought a house in Grandview, New York where he met Nohra Haime, whose New York gallery represented him until 1994. In 1983 he moved to Paris, remaining there for two years, and in 1986 he moved again to Miami, Florida. He actually lives and works in Florence, Italy.

Julio Larraz is best known for his precise and detailed technique, his imagination, and his unique subtle touch, all of which have helped affirm his reputation as one of the most important contemporary Latin American painters.

Detail
1993
Silkscreen
26.625 x 39.5 inches
Edition of 35

©1993 Julio Larraz

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