Mujers En El Mercado (Women in the Maketplace) 1985 33x26

Year1985

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassFrench Regency Style Frame 

Purchased fromArtist 1985 

Provenance / HistoryPurchased directly from the artist, who delivered it to my home. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID125358

Esperanza Martinez - Mexico

Art Brokerage - Esperanza Martinez Mexican Artist: b. 1934-1998. She was a Mexican-born painter who lived in Southern California. She was known for portraits and genre scenes of rural Mexican farmers, formal portraits of prominent Mexican-Americans and pastel paintings of native American subjects. As a precocious young artist, Martinez studied with the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. She moved to the Los Angeles area in 1963 and lived with her family in Hacienda Heights. Martinez died from cancer in 1998. Collectors of Esperanza Martinez included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Clint Eastwood and the comedian Red Skelton. She was also commissioned to do works for Mexicana Airlines and Coca Cola Corporation. Listings wanted.