Claudio Bravo

(Chilean, 1936–2011)

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Claudio Bravo

New York Still Life

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Claudio Bravo

Narcissus, 1995

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Claudio Bravo

Ceres, 1998

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Claudio Bravo

Eros, 1998

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Claudio Bravo

Flora, 1998

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Claudio Bravo

Neptune, 1998

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Claudio Bravo

Orchid, 1994

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Claudio Bravo

The Breads, 1995

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Biography

Timeline

1936
Born in Valparaíso, Chile
1945 - 1954
Studied at a Jesuit school in Santiago, Chile
1945
Studied art in the studio of Miguel Venegas Cienfuentes, Santiago, Chile
1955
Lived in Santiago and Concepción, Chile
Painted and also wrote poetry; danced professionally with the Compañía de Ballet de Chile
Worked for Teatro de Ensayo, Universidad Católica de Chile
1961
Left Chile for Europe and established residence in Madrid, Spain
1968
Spent six months working in the Philippines
1972
Moved to Tangier, Morocco
1996
Gold Medal of Honor, Casita Maria, Bronx, NY

Exhibitions

2017
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2017:
The Appearance of the Real: Fifty Years of Realist Art in Spain (1960–2010), Museo Carmen Thyssen, Málaga, Spain
2016
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2016:
Selected Works from the Estate, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
2015
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2015:
Fertility, 33 orchard, New York, NY
2013
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2013:
Claudio Bravo: 1936-2011, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Latin Beat, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2012
Claudia Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2012:
Sojourn in Manila, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila, Philippines (solo)
2011 - 2012
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2011-2012:
Le Cabinet de Curiosités, Marlborough Gallery and Steinitz Gallery at 6 Harrison Street, New York, NY
2011
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2011:
Claudio Bravo, Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile (solo)
The Chilean Years, 1951-1960, Corporación Cultural de Las Condes, Santiago, Chile (solo)
2010
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2010:
Look Again, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
Claudio Bravo: Recent Work, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY (solo)
2009
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2009:
Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
La huella de la fotografía en la nueva pintura realista. La aportación valenciana (1963-2005), El Centre de El Carme de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
Insights on Still Life: From Matisse & Picasso to Botero & Muños Vera, Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL
Art Chicago, Atrium Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 - 2009
Claudio Bravo Selected Exhibitions in 2008-2009:
Claudio Bravo: a bestiary, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Latin American Masters, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY

Public Collections

Peter Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany
Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina
The Frances Lehmana Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
Doane College Museum, Crete, Nebraska
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Literature

2010
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Work. New York: Marlborough Chelsea.
Marlborough Chelsea. Look Again. New York: Marlborough Chelsea.
2008
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: a bestiary. New York: Marlborough Gallery, Inc.
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Work. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
2007
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo. Monterrey: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey. traveled to Espace Bellevue, Biarritz, France
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo. Biarritz: Espace Bellevue.
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo, La Biennale di Venezia: 52 Espozisione Internazionale d’Arte. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Claudio Bravo. Naples: Naples Museum of Art.
2006
Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Paintings and Drawings. Madrid: Marlborough Madrid. traveled to Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd., London, England; Marlborough Monaco
2004
Alaoui, Brahim, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Edward J. Sullivan, and Janis Gardner Cecil. Claudio Bravo et Le Maroc. Paris: Institute de Monde Arabe.