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Leo Matiz Art

1917-1998

Leo Matiz was a Colombian photographer, caricaturist, newspaper publisher, painter and gallery owner. Matiz was born in the small village of Aracataca in the Magdalena Department of Colombia to father Tulio Matiz and mother Eva Matiz. His hometown is also the birthplace of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. He travelled widely and sold caricatures and illustrations to earn a living. In 1951, Matiz's gallery hosted the first exhibition of Colombian artist Fernando Botero with a showing of his paintings at the Bogotá gallery. Matiz was known for his sense of style including a thick slightly long hair, colored jackets and gangster style mustache. He had a robust laugh and carried his caricatures and drawings in a folder. He was at the center of the bohemian intellectualism of Bogotá, Caracas, Mexico City and other Latin American capital centers. He photographed Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Esther Williams, Janice Logan, David Alfaro Siqueiros, the first castings of María Félix, Luis Buñuel, Marc Chagall, Louis Armstrong, Álvaro Mutis, Pablo Neruda, Walt Disney, Enrique Santos Montejo, “Calibán”, Lucho Bermúdez, Agustín Lara, Gabriel Figueroa, Esther Fernandez, José Clemente Orozco, Mario Moreno Cantinflas, and Dolores del Río. Matiz was influenced by Mexican cinema, geography, architecture, history, muralism and history as well as the artists Gustave Doré, George Grozt, Nadar and Guadalupe Posada. He was a photographer for Asi, Life, Reader's Digest, Harper Magazine, Look and Norte. Matiz had a high profile and intense dispute with David Alfaro Siqueiros. Later in life, Matiz lost an eye after a robber hit him with a wooden stick and tried to steal his camera and bicycle. He continued photographing with an eye patch. Matiz died in Bogotá, Colombia, on October 24, 1998. The Foundation Leo Matiz was established to preserve his legacy.

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Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Diptych. From the Frida Khalo Series
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color, Digital Pigment

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943 Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943. Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color

Palm Hats (Colombia circa 1945), Silver Gelatin Photograph by Leo Matiz
By Leo Matiz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leo Matiz, Colombian (1917 - 1998) Title: Palm Hats Year: circa 1945 (printed 1991) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Signed in Pencil, verso Paper Size: 16 in. x 12 in. (40.64 c...
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1940s Folk Art Leo Matiz Art

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo en la casa azul, Coyoacán, Mexico. Platinum edition. B&W Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color

Frida Kahlo in Coyoacán, Mexico. Black and white Portrait photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Black and White, Digital Pigment

Diptych Arena de la Playa and Techos, Mexico, Vintage Photography. Framed
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Other Medium, Black and White

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color

Staring into Space, Mondrian. Black and white Architectural Landscape Photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1960s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Other Medium, Black and White

Hand on the Camera, Mexico. Figurative black and white photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract and avant-garde images. They turned Leo Matiz into one of the most original and innovative personalities of universal photography in the 20th century. Leo Matiz is considered one of the tenth most influential photographers of the 20th century. His work as a photojournalist led him to travel extensively around the world, meeting and making friends with some of the most relevant figures of the 20th century. Matiz was an artist who never waited for beauty to come looking for him. He looked for her with his camera, wherever she was, whether it was the face of a child lost on a city street, a landscape, architectural wonders or the now famous portraits of the legendary artist Frida Kahlo. From Black & White Series Selenium print...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Other Medium, Black and White

Frida Kahlo en la casa azul, Coyoacán, Mexico. Platinum edition. B&W Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Platinum

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943. Diptych Color portraits
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category

1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House (Diptych) Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943. Color Portraits
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Color

Frida Kahlo Portrait, Photograph by Leo Matiz
By Leo Matiz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A portrait of Frida Kahlo taken in 1945 by Leo Matiz. The photograph was printed in 1991 and hand-signed and numbered on the reverse. Unframed. Artist: Leo Matiz, Colombian (1917 ...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Silver Gelatin

Polygon, Caracas, Venezuela, Architectural landscape black and white Photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1950s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Black and White

Arena de la Playa, Landscape Vintage black and white Photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1970s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Photographic Paper

Gota de Agua, Still life Vintage black and white photograph Framed
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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Late 20th Century Leo Matiz Art

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Archival Pigment

Frida Kahlo in Xochimilco, Mexico. Black and white Portrait photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Black and White, Digital Pigment

Pipes. Abstract black and white vintage photograph. (Framed)
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1950s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Other Medium

Techos, Mexico, Architectural landscape black and white Vintage Photograph.
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Photographic Paper

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Frida Kahlo en el jardín xochimilco, México. Framed
By Leo Matiz
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Frida en el jardín xochimilco, México by Leo Matiz Image size: 23.5 in. H x 15.5 in. W Frame size: 33 in. H x 25.5 in. W 1941. Black and white photography Framed. “Printed later b...
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Frida en la casa azul, Coyoacán México. Framed
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en la casa azul, Coyoacán México by Leo Matiz Image size: 16 in. H x 12 in. W Frame size: 21 in. H x 17 in. W 1943. Black and white photography Frame...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Digital Pigment, Black and White

Frida Kahlo en Xochimilco, México.Black and white Portrait photograph. Framed
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en xochimilco, México by Leo Matiz Image size: 23.5 in. H x 15.5 in. W Frame size: 33 in. H x 25.5 in. W 1941. Black and white photography. Unique Exhibition print. Framed. “P...
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1940s Other Art Style Leo Matiz Art

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Black and White, Digital Pigment

Frida Kahlo, Coyoacán, Mexico, 1943, Digital Print, Artist Proof, Printed 1997
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Frida Kahlo, Coyoacán, Mexico, 1943 by Leo Matiz Framed Digital Sepia Print Artist Proof Image size: 14.5 in. H x 10.75 in. W Frame size: 25.5 in. H x 21.38 in. W x 1.5 in. D Signed ...
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1940s Modern Leo Matiz Art

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Pavo Real del Mar, Cienaga Grande, Colombia - Framed B&W Photography
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