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      Santos Rene Irizarry

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      Santos Rene Irizarry (1934-1997)

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      • Here is what the Museum of Puerto Rican Art (home to many of his works) has to say about the work of Santos Rene Irizarry:

        ”His painting, very personal and expressive, was considered controversial in the early sixties because of its subject deep, mysterious and sometimes grotesque. His portraits of alcoholics, homeless, drug addicts and patients are full of allegorical meanings, religious, social and political changes that reveal an artist of great expressive power and great sensitivity.”

        Painter, graphic artist and printmaker, Santos Rene, was born in Lares Puerto Rico in 1934. He studied art at the University of Puerto Rico with Carlos Marichal and at the Galeria Campeche with Domingo Garcia in San Juan. In 1958 he was selected by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to study art at the National School of Plastic Arts Academy of San Carlos in Mexico. It was during this time that he was in direct contact with Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo and Jose Clemente Orozco.

        Art collectors, Anne and Arthur Granick, (The Granick Family Collection) discovered the work of Santos Rene in a Gallery owned by Don Roberto during one of their annual trips to Puerto Rico. The Granicks started to collect the work of Santos Rene, and within a few years they began a quest to meet the artist in person and purchase more of his works. Eventually they were able to track him down and purchase many drawings and other works directly from him.

        This is how gallery owner Don Roberto described the life and work of Santos Rene in a brochure printed for one of the artist’s one-man exhibitions in 1964:

        “Santos Rene, at thirty, is one of Puerto Rico's most controversial young artists, particularly in regard to subject matter. He paints alcoholics, street walkers, drug addicts, people who are sick or diseased...all with vivid empathy. When dealing with more conventional subjects, he injects sharp satire - almost traversity. The Church is one of his favorite whipping posts.

        Regardless of theme, his approach is impassioned. He gives the feeling that his drawings and his paintings are dashed off in a frenzy to express himself...a medieval knight dispatching the enemy on the battlefield!

        Probably the most stylistic influence discerned in his work is the result of his Mexican studies. This is only natural as he won the opportunity of studying there under a Scholarship awarded to him by the Cultural Institute. In this formative period he was in direct contact with Tamayo...Orozco...Rivera...Castelar...all of whom are among the accepted "greats" of Mexican painters.

        Added to this Latin-American influences, there are distinct overtones of the French Impressionists...Van Gogh...Renoir...Gauguin. To these he has added the dynamic wire-like line as employed by Delacroix.

        Even in Santos Rene's oils there is a graphic feeling - a respect for linear quality. His use of line covers a wide range...from economy...from thick to thin...from clear and smooth to nervous and tight.

        To some extent this versatility is to be seen in his oil paintings. These show technique ranging from fatty, thickly painted panelles to thin almost transparent lightness. Some brushwork flows in long sweeping lines to short angry jabs of completely opposite character.

        Working in oils seems to stimulate Santos Rene into highly complex design, filled with allegorical, social, religious and political significance. He allows and encourages an emotional quality in his work, a most refreshing feeling in an era when things are pigeon-holed and paraphrased into self-contained boxes...when it is bad taste to speak out; and to state an original thought is heresy.

        Right or wrong Santos Rene presents himself as he is...sometimes one...sometimes the other. He is as honest in his work as he knows how to be. His style may change later as he is still very young but he will always be devoid of the Conventional Shell.”


        Solo Exhibitions:
        Galería Oller, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1965
        Galería Don Roberto, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1964
        Galería Campeche, San Juan, Puerto Rico , 1959
        Galería Pintadera, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1956
        Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1956

        Group Exhibitions:
        Puerto Rican Painting: Between Past and Present, The Squibb Gallery, Princeton, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos, 1987
        Gráfica Puertorriqueña, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1963
        Dos siglos de pintura puertorriqueña, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1962
        El dibujo como medio de expresión, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico , 1958

        Museum Collections:
        Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
        Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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      Deconstructed Monochromatic Abstraction <br>1966 Ink <br><br>#14795
      Deconstructed Monochromatic Abstraction
      1966 Ink

      #14795
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold
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      <I>Balde</I> <br>20th Century Ink<br><br>#14552
      Balde
      20th Century Ink

      #14552
      Santos Rene Irizarry $345
      Surrealist Smiling Profile <br>1967 Ink <br><br>#14584
      Surrealist Smiling Profile
      1967 Ink

      #14584
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $345
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      Linear Side Profile <br>20th Century Linoleum Block Print<br><br>#14845
      Linear Side Profile
      20th Century Linoleum Block Print

      #14845
      Santos Rene Irizarry $395
      Angular Surrealist Portrait <br>1965 Oil<br><br>#14885
      Angular Surrealist Portrait
      1965 Oil

      #14885
      Santos Rene Irizarry $495
      <I>La Cabeza</I> <br>1967 Ink<br><br>#14562
      La Cabeza
      1967 Ink

      #14562
      Santos Rene Irizarry $345
      Dark Abstracted Face <br>1966 Ink <br><br>#14805
      Dark Abstracted Face
      1966 Ink

      #14805
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $245
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      <I>Heil General 13</I> <br>1967 Ink <br><br>#14592
      Heil General 13
      1967 Ink

      #14592
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $345
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      <I>La Pintura es Color y El Dibujo Linea</I> <br>20th Century Graphite <br><br>#14568
      La Pintura es Color y El Dibujo Linea
      20th Century Graphite

      #14568
      Santos Rene Irizarry $345
      Eerie Abstract Figure<br>1966 Ink <br><br>#14790
      Eerie Abstract Figure
      1966 Ink

      #14790
      Santos Rene Irizarry $245
      Surrealist Portrait Sketch <br>20th Century Ink<br><br>#14604
      Surrealist Portrait Sketch
      20th Century Ink

      #14604
      Santos Rene Irizarry $245
      Little King <br>1960s Oil & Ink <br><br>#14528
      Little King
      1960s Oil & Ink

      #14528
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $750
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      Embracing Abstract Figures <br>1966 Oil on Paper <br><br>#14898
      Embracing Abstract Figures
      1966 Oil on Paper

      #14898
      Santos Rene Irizarry $585
      Hectic Linear Abstract <br>1968 Ink <br><br>#14578
      Hectic Linear Abstract
      1968 Ink

      #14578
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $345
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      <i>Abstraction</i> <br>1970 Ink <br><br>#14608
      Abstraction
      1970 Ink

      #14608
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $685
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      <i>Apostol</i> <br>1964 Linoleum Block Print <br><br>#14873
      Apostol
      1964 Linoleum Block Print

      #14873
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $685
      Sold
      Angular Abstraction <br>Mid Century Ink Wash <br><br>#14784
      Angular Abstraction
      Mid Century Ink Wash

      #14784
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $485
      Sold
      <i>Negra</i><br>1964 Linoleum Block Print<br><br>#14855
      Negra
      1964 Linoleum Block Print

      #14855
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $685
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      Surrealist Drawing <br>1967 Pen and Ink on Paper <br><br>#14983
      Surrealist Drawing
      1967 Pen and Ink on Paper

      #14983
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $475
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      Abstract Monochromatic Drawing <br>1966 Ink Wash on Paper <br><br>#14792
      Abstract Monochromatic Drawing
      1966 Ink Wash on Paper

      #14792
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $345
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      Modernist Angular Abstract <br>1960s Oil on Paper<br><br>#14964
      Modernist Angular Abstract
      1960s Oil on Paper

      #14964
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
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      Modernist Monochrome Abstract <br>1967 Ink <br><br>#15074
      Modernist Monochrome Abstract
      1967 Ink

      #15074
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $395
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      <i>El Famoso Home Run de Monty Irun</i> <br>1967 Ink <br><br>#15004
      El Famoso Home Run de Monty Irun
      1967 Ink

      #15004
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
      Sold
      Surreal Linear Figure Abstraction <br>Mid Century Ink <br><br>#14599
      Surreal Linear Figure Abstraction
      Mid Century Ink

      #14599
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $465
      Sold
      Deconstructed Abstract Figure<br>Mid 20th Century Ink on Paper<br><br>#14830
      Deconstructed Abstract Figure
      Mid 20th Century Ink on Paper

      #14830
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $295
      Sold
      Bold Modernist Abstract<br>1967 Charcoal<br><br>#14905
      Bold Modernist Abstract
      1967 Charcoal

      #14905
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
      Sold
      <i>Apostol</i><br>Mid Century Linoleum Block<br><br>#14866
      Apostol
      Mid Century Linoleum Block

      #14866
      Santos Rene Irizarry $285
      Mid Century Yellow Totem<br>Watercolor & Graphite<br><br>#14535
      Mid Century Yellow Totem
      Watercolor & Graphite

      #14535
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $345
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      Modernist Figurative Abstract<br>Oil & Ink, 1967<br><br>#14524
      Modernist Figurative Abstract
      Oil & Ink, 1967

      #14524
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $445
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      Modernist Puerto Rican Portrait in Red<br>Mid Century Oil<br><br>#14704
      Modernist Puerto Rican Portrait in Red
      Mid Century Oil

      #14704
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $795
      Sold
      <i>Katharsis</i><br>1964 Linoleum Block Print<br><br>#14849
      Katharsis
      1964 Linoleum Block Print

      #14849
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $395
      Sold
      Modernist Figurative Trio<br>1960s Pastel<br><br>#14904
      Modernist Figurative Trio
      1960s Pastel

      #14904
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
      Sold
      <i>Man Smelling</i><br>1967 Pen & Ink<br><br>#14972
      Man Smelling
      1967 Pen & Ink

      #14972
      Santos Rene Irizarry $585
      Angular Modernist Abstract<br>1967 Oil & Ink<br><br>#14583
      Angular Modernist Abstract
      1967 Oil & Ink

      #14583
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $295
      Sold
      <i>Balls of Fiesta de Color</i><br>1967 Oil on Paper<br><br>#14889
      Balls of Fiesta de Color
      1967 Oil on Paper

      #14889
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
      Sold
      Geometric Deconstruction<br>1960s Oil on Paper<br><br>#14965
      Geometric Deconstruction
      1960s Oil on Paper

      #14965
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
      Sold
      Pink Surrealist Face<br>1967 Oil & Ink<br><br>#14527
      Pink Surrealist Face
      1967 Oil & Ink

      #14527
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $395
      Sold
      <i>Monster</i> <br>Mid Century Ink <br><br>#14844
      Monster
      Mid Century Ink

      #14844
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $785
      Sold
      <i>Negra</i><br>1964 Linoleum Block Print<br><br>#14854
      Negra
      1964 Linoleum Block Print

      #14854
      Santos Rene Irizarry $395
      <i>Apostol</i><br>Mid Century Linoleum Block<br><br>#14846
      Apostol
      Mid Century Linoleum Block

      #14846
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $565
      Sold
      Totem Figure Trio <br>1967 Ink <br><br>#15070
      Totem Figure Trio
      1967 Ink

      #15070
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $585
      Sold
      <i>Mathematic & the Future</i><br>1967 Pen & Ink<br><br>#14961
      Mathematic & the Future
      1967 Pen & Ink

      #14961
      Santos Rene Irizarry $585
      Modernist Color Block Abstract<br>Mid Century Gouache<br><br>#14550
      Modernist Color Block Abstract
      Mid Century Gouache

      #14550
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $295
      Sold
      Monochrome Mid Century Abstract<br>Ink on Paper<br><br>#14581
      Monochrome Mid Century Abstract
      Ink on Paper

      #14581
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $495
      Sold
      Monochrome Abstract Deconstruction<br>Mid Century Ink Wash<br><br>#14837
      Monochrome Abstract Deconstruction
      Mid Century Ink Wash

      #14837
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $175
      Sold
      Santos Rene Irizarry Drawing & Watercolor - Lost Art Salon
      Hand & Pendant
      Ink on Paper

      #14585
      Santos Rene Irizarry Sold $345
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