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San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras

Name: San Antonio De Oriente, Honduras | Jose Antonio Velasquez
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 85036

Jose Antonio Velasquez

$5,300

Honduran (1906–1983)

Date: 1980
Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 18.5 x 16 in. (46.99 x 40.64 cm)
Frame Size: 25.25 x 23 inches

$5,300

Framed

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about San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras

This view of a small town in the Honduran hills with a white church rising in the distance is a recurring motif in the work of artist Jose Antonio Velasquez.

Once a booming silver-mining hub, this town had quieted down significantly by the time the artist arrived to take over as the telegram operator. He became a beloved figure, not just for sending and receiving messages from out of town, but also as a painter, barber, and later even mayor. This painting is beautifully framed and is signed by the artist in the lower right.

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About The Artist: Jose Antonio Velasquez

José Antonio Velasquez was born on February 8, 1906 in Charity, a small town in the department of Valle, in the country of Honduras. 1931, José Antonio Velásquez married Raquel Maradiaga, who bore him six children: Jose Antonio, Julio Cesar Tulio Enrique, Aída Raquel, Queen Virginia and Ruth Elia. After the death of his parents, Caridad Velásquez abandoned and moved to the northern coast of Honduras in search...

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About The Medium: Oil

Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.

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