Ernesto Icaza Sánchez

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Ernesto Icaza
"El charro pintor"
Born
Trinidad Ernesto Timoteo Francisco Icaza Sánchez

(1866-01-26)January 26, 1866
Died1935 (aged 68–69)
NationalityMexican
MovementMexican muralism

Trinidad Ernesto Timoteo Francisco Icaza Sánchez (January 26, 1866 – 1935) was a Mexican painter and an ambitious horse rider, who got known for hundreds of horse and rider oil paintings, why he was also called the "charro pintor".

Biography[]

Ernesto Icaza was one of four children of Joaquín de Icaza Mora and his second wife María de la Luz Victoria Sánchez Colomo. His mother died in 1881.[1] On February 25, 1891, he married Diega María Ángela Cruzado Basabe. They had one girl: María de la Luz Icaza Cruzado.[2] It is unknown, if he studied painting or if he was self-trained. He also painted some typical Mexican murals between 1910 and 1920.[3] His works are findable in notable galleries and museums, many of them are private owned.

Literature[]

  • : Ernesto Icaza: el charro pintor. (Spanish), ISBN 978-970-35-0762-7

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