Gustavo Montoya More Art

Mexican, 1905-2003

Gustavo Montoya was born in Mexico City on July 9, 1905. At the age of 13 he studied painting at the Academia de San Carlos. Some of his teachers were: German Gedovius, Roberto Montenegro, Leandro Izaguirre, Francisco de la Torre, Mateo Herrera and Juan de Mata Pacheco, among others. He stated that the school had only taught him the technique of art, but not the spirit of it and therefore he considered himself a self-taught artist. He married his first wife, Luz Saavedra. In 1929 he traveled to Los Angeles, California, where he worked illustrating posters at the West Coast Theaters Co. The couple had a daughter, Rosa Elena Montoya Saavedra. The marriage did not last long, and Gustavo Montoya returned to Mexico in 1933. In 1936 he entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (National School of Visual Arts) as teacher of the color class. He married a second time to the painter Cordelia Urueta, with whom he moved to Paris in 1938 to study European avant-garde art. He visited museums, galleries, and painters' studios. He toured Switzerland, Italy and England. In 1939, due to the Second World War, Montoya and his wife were forced to leave for New York where they remained for several years. Exhibited at the Alma Reed Gallery. When they returned to Mexico in 1942, Gustavo Montoya joined the Mexican neo-realist school movement. In 1953 he entered again as a teacher at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. In 1965 Gustavo Montoya and Cordelia Urueta divorced after 26 years of marriage. He was lonely and did not engage in artistic circles. He was a founding member of the League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists along with Cordelia Urueta and others. Also, he was a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. He spent most of his professional career depicting the streets of Mexico and its inhabitants. He painted still lifes, street scenes, churches, children, women, and markets in Mexico. Montoya preferred to paint the poor and working class, considering them the most authentic class in Mexico City. He liked to do his work in series around one main idea. Some of his series were: The streets of Mexico, Mexican still lifes, Mexican children, Dreams, Walls, Chess, Allegory of transformation, among others. Gustavo Montoya died on July 12, 2003 in Mexico City, at the age of 98 years.

Artist: Gustavo Montoya

Gustavo MontoyaGIRL WITH WATERMELON

$12,000

GIRL WITH WATERMELON

By Gustavo Montoya

Located in Dallas, TX

. Watermelon, from the Collection of Mexican Children - (Sandias, de la Colección de Niños Mexicanos). Serie 2/9. CDMX, Mexico.

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21st Century and Contemporary Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

ArmanArman African Candlestick Sculpture, Gilded Bronze, Limited Edition, 2003

$7,994

H 13.39 in W 17.72 in D 13.78 in

Arman African Candlestick Sculpture, Gilded Bronze, Limited Edition

By Arman

Located in Paris, FR

2003 Edition of 99 copies + 15 EA +15 HC + 30 copies numebered /XXX. Signed « Arman » and numbered on the gilded bronze. Referenced in Denyse Durand-Ruel Archives under Nr 7698. Referenced at the Arman Studio in New York under NR APA# 7030.03.006. Arman is a Franco-American artist best known for his unique style of found object sculpture known as accumulations. Inspired by the philosophy and aesthetics of Dadaism, he brings together forks, instruments and teapots in display cases. A member of Nouveau Réalisme alongside Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely, among others, he responds to the emergence of Pop art through his own critique of consumption, waste and mass production, particularly in his series "Poubelles" in the early 1960s. For his famous and monumental sculpture "Long-Term Parking" (1982), the artist piles up 60 cars...

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Early 2000s Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

María José de la MacorraBellota 7, 2018

$1,890

H 5.88 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in

Bellota 7

By María José de la Macorra

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

María José de la Macorra (México, D.F., 1964) realizó sus estudios en la Escuela de Cerámica y Porcelana de Toluca, Mokichi Okada Association,...

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2010s Naturalistic Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Tuscan Mannerist bronze Mortaretto d'allegrezza from the 17th century, XVII Century

$652

H 6.3 in W 2.76 in

Tuscan Mannerist bronze Mortaretto d'allegrezza from the 17th century

Located in Florence, IT

Decorated with a cartouche on which the family coat of arms was probably engraved, this interesting small bronze object is a "cheer mortar" (also called a "mascolo" or "mastio" of ch...

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17th Century Mannerist Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Brutalist Mid-Century Sunburst Wall Sculpture in Mixed Metals by Stuart Mathews, 1960

$4,200

H 36.5 in Dm 42.5 in

Brutalist Mid-Century Sunburst Wall Sculpture in Mixed Metals by Stuart Mathews

Located in Dallas, TX

Stuart Mathews was a prolific sculptor who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Cranbrook in the 1950s. His work is characterized by his ability to combine a variety of differ...

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Mid-20th Century Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Brass, Bronze, Steel

Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases, Unknown

$370,000

H 42 in W 34.5 in D 34.5 in

Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases Malachite Table 42"H x 34.5"W Malachite Pair of Vases 27.75"H x 8.5"W x 8"D An exceptional gilded bronze and malachite guéridon tab...

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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

ZuraBirdman – Contemporary Hybrid Human-Bird Sculpture by Zura, 2023

$5,500

H 26 in W 6 in D 5 in

Birdman – Contemporary Hybrid Human-Bird Sculpture by Zura

By Zura

Located in Brooklyn, NY

More than a creature, Birdman embodies transformation and duality. Is it a guardian, a trickster, or an internal self-reflection? Its bird-like head and humanoid stance invite viewer...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Decorative Cast Bronze Panther Head Sculpture (Available as Table Lamp)

$5,500

H 17 in W 8 in D 10 in

Decorative Cast Bronze Panther Head Sculpture (Available as Table Lamp)

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Striking decorative panther head sculpture cast in bronze, featuring a richly detailed form and a dark, naturally aged patinated finish that enhances its depth and presence. The piec...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Decorative Cast Bronze Panther Head Table Lamp, Patinated Finish

$6,500

H 29 in W 8 in D 14 in

Decorative Cast Bronze Panther Head Table Lamp, Patinated Finish

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Bold and sculptural table lamp featuring a cast bronze panther head, finished in a dark, naturally aged patina that highlights its intricate modeling and expressive detail. The desig...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Gallo-Roman Bronze Applique Bust Figure of a Man, 3rd/4th Century A.D., 3rd/4th Century A.D.

$10,492

H 5.71 in W 5.52 in D 1.58 in

Gallo-Roman Bronze Applique Bust Figure of a Man, 3rd/4th Century A.D.

Located in Milan, IT

PROVENANCE Herbert A. Cahn (1915-2002), Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1988 Private Collection, Paris

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15th Century and Earlier Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Custom Architectural Bronze Bench / Low Coffee Table, KOA Workshop Mark, 96” W

$50,000

H 18 in W 96 in D 25 in

Custom Architectural Bronze Bench / Low Coffee Table, KOA Workshop Mark, 96” W

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Sculptural custom-assembled bronze bench or low coffee table, executed in solid bronze with a naturally developing patina. The elongated minimalist form allows for versatile use as s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

Ferreri Giovanni LucaMinos ( archaic ), 2022

$10,142

H 59.45 in W 26.38 in D 18.9 in

Minos ( archaic )

By Ferreri Giovanni Luca

Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT

Archaic stool in solid wood burnt with shou sugi ban technique with bronze details

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2010s Modern Gustavo Montoya More Art

Materials

Bronze

ZuraGoat Head – Wall-Mountable Contemporary Animal Sculpture, 2016

$6,000

H 16 in W 24 in D 19 in

Goat Head – Wall-Mountable Contemporary Animal Sculpture

By Zura

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Both totemic and confrontational, Goat Head distills raw symbolism into sculptural form. With its broad horns and direct gaze, the piece evokes themes of sacrifice, instinct, and def...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gustavo Montoya More Art

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Bronze

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