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Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

Mexican, b. 1933

The work of celebrated Mexican sculptor Felipe Castañeda represents a harmonious balance of pre-Columbian and modern artistic impulses. His figurative and still-life sculptures have a quiet, contemplative appeal. Working in mediums like marble, onyx and bronze, Castaneda’s female figures explore themes of womanhood, motherhood and fertility.

Castañeda was born in La Paloma, Mexico, in 1933. The area’s abundance of pre-Columbian sites and artifacts no doubt inspired his later work. Interested in art from a young age, Castañeda moved to Mexico City to get closer to the country's artistic scene. He started his studies at La Esmeralda National School of Painting Sculpture and Drawing in 1958, where he discovered a passion for sculpture. Castañeda left school in 1963 and worked at the National Museum of Anthropology and as an assistant to Francisco Zúñiga

Zúñiga was an Expressionist artist known for his paintings and sculptures featuring indigenous women, which undoubtedly informed Castaneda's style. Castañeda developed a sensual aesthetic highlighting the female form and harking back to the clean lines, classical proportions and thoughtful expressions of Greco-Roman sculpture. He held his first solo exhibition in 1970 in Monterrey, Mexico.

Over the course of his long career, Castañeda has exhibited throughout Mexico, the United States and Europe. He has received commissions for public sculptures in his home country as well as in California. His work is held in the permanent collections at the Museum of Art History in Ciudad Juárez and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Castañeda currently lives in Morelia, Mexico.

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Artist: Felipe Castañeda
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of seated female figure by artist Felipe Castañeda
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of a female nude by artist Felipe Castañeda. Inscribed F. Castañeda 1984 P/A on base.
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1980s Modern Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Bronze

Maternity Patinated Bronze Sculpture
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Maternity 1982 Patinated bronze on marble base. artist signed edition VI/VII; 1982 Filipe Castaneda was born in 1933 in La Palma in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The area in which...
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1980s Modern Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

UNTITLED (NUDE)
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised artist signature with date and edition. Size includes base. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please ...
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1980s Contemporary Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Bronze

Mujer Agachada (Crouching Woman), 1972, (III/VI)
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in San Francisco, CA
Felipe Castañeda Mujer Agachada (Crouching Woman), 1972 Bronze, wood base 12 x 9.5 x 11.5 inches Edition III/VI Most recent owners acquired this limited-edition bronze sculpture fro...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Felipe Castaneda, signed marble sculpture of Beautiful Nude Woman Felipe Castaneda, Mexican, born,1933, is an internationally renowned sculptor whose ar...
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1990s Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Large Latin American Mexican Master Bronze Sculpture Mother with Child SIgned
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Surfside, FL
From small limited edition of 7, this is a signed and dated hollow cast bronze sculpture. Provenance: Important Miami Beach estate that included many paintings and sculpture by Post Impressionist masterpieces and works by Latin American masters. Felipe Castaneda (Mexican, b.1933) was born in 1933 in La Palma in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. His artistic career began at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City where he became an assistant to the renowned sculptor Francisco Zúñiga (French, 1867–1947), Zuniga helped the artist realize his aptitude for sculpting and carving. Castañeda finished his studies in 1963, and by 1970, he was showing his work in exhibitions. Castañeda experimented with many media in order to master molding clay for his sculptures, preferring to work in marble, onyx, and bronze. The heavy influence of pre-Columbian artifacts...
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1980s Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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UNTITLED (TWO WOMEN)
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Aventura, FL
White onyx sculpture. Incised artist signature with date. Size includes base. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authe...
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1970s Contemporary Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Pensando
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A sculpture by Felipe Castaneda. "Pensando" is a contemporary figurative white marble sculpture by Mexican artist Felipe Castaneda. The artwork is signed in the lower right, " F. Cas...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Felipe Castañeda Sculptures

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Marble

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