Carmen Herrera studied Architecture at the Universidad de La Habana and Fine Arts at the Art Students League of New York. In 1948, she arrived in Paris, where she lived for five years and was influenced by the Suprematism of Kazimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian. During this period, and thanks to her training as an architect, her pieces began to use straight lines and vivid colors, simplifying an image as much as possible. In 1954, she moved permanently to New York, where she found it difficult to stand out in the art scene. It was not until the early 2000s, when she was 90 years old, that her work was recognized. From that moment on, her career took off quickly, and she came to be considered one of the most important Cuban artists of her generation. Her work has been exhibited in Germany, Canada, Cuba, the United States, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Colección FEMSA has an image bank of the works that comprise it—a resource intended for researchers, publishers, and art institutions. The Collection is open to lending requests for shows in Mexico and other countries.
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