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José Garcia Montebravo
Room 5 - Works on Paper Archive

October 15, 1953 - July 9, 2010. Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Biography - A self-taught artist, Montebravo began to paint in 1980 and had his first solo exhibition in 1984. He lived throughout his career in the town of Cienfuegos, where he was a leading member of the art community. He was an enthusiastic mentor to many younger artists. Montebravo painted strong portrayals of religious figures, particularly the orishas, or Santeria deities. Many of his paintings depict birds, animals and the lush Cuban plant life, with a strength which suggests an allegorical or religious symbolism as well. He exhibited individually and collectively, in Europe and the United States as well as in Cuba. Montebravo was featured in an article by Joan Pearlman in the Folk Art Messenger (Winter/Spring 2001). To read the article click here and click on the article in the Winter/Spring 2001 issue.

Jose Garcia Montebravo
Cienfuegos, Cuba, 2000

Monte was featured in many exhibits at Indigo Arts Gallery between 1999 and 2010. In 2002 he was able to visit our Philadelphia gallery. In the course of one day at Indigo Arts he painted the Infanta de Filadelphia. Monte fell ill in September 2009, and sadly passed away on July 9th, 2010.

Montebravo
José Garcia Montebravo with
La Infanta de Filadelphia at Indigo Arts,
Philadelphia, Pa, July 17, 2002



Pichones con Pinas
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (18x14), 1997
$375 SOLD


La Infanta en Gris
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (18x14), 1999
$375 SOLD


Espacios Transitados I
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Textile paint & acrylic on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2001
$625 (framed) SOLD 7/2002


Espacios Transitados IV
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Gouache and colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2001
$675 (framed) SOLD 10/2003


Escenas Fantasticas VIII
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (9 1/2 x 15), 2000
$275 SOLD


Escena Fantastica IX (El Gallo)
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink wash on Paper (11x17), 1999
$325 SOLD 4/2003


12 mascaras
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic & textile paint on Paper
(19 1/2 x 25 1/2), 2002

$575 SOLD 4/05



Perfiles con Caracoles
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic & textile paint on Paper
(19 1/2 x 25 1/2), 2002
$575 SOLD 11/05


Espacios Transitados XI
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink & gouache on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2002

$575 SOLD 6/05



Espacios Transitados VII
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Gouache & colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2001
$475 SOLD 9/2002


12 Mascaras Verdes
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Gouache & textile paint on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2002

$495 SOLD 5/04



Mascaras y Caracoles
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic & textile paint on Paper
(19 1/2 x 25 1/2), 2002
$475 SOLD 5/04


Escenas Fantasticas III
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (14x18), 1999

$375 SOLD



Escena Fantastica XVIII
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(8 1/2" x 14"), 2000

$1`95 SOLD 10/2003



Cachita y Los Tres Juanes
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba)
Acrylic on Paper (18x14), 1999
$495 (framed) SOLD 2/03


Salome con la Cabeza de San Juan Bautista
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (18x24), 1999

SOLD 12/2003



Escena Fantastica XVI
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(13 1/2" x 18 1/2"), 1999

$375 SOLD 6/05



Escenas Fantasticas IV
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (14x18), 1999

$395 SOLD 6/05



Escena Fantastica XIII
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink wash on Paper (8 1/2 x 11), 1999

$195 SOLD 12/05



Jaula #5
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Gouache, textile paint & colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2002

$495 SOLD 6/7/04



6 Perfiles
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 1/2"), 2003

$195 SOLD 5/04



Mascaras con Caracoles
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, textile paint on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 1/2"), 2003

$195 SOLD 5/04



Serie: con Ashé
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(11 1/2" x 8 1/2"), 2003

$195 SOLD 5/04



3 Figuras
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, textile paint on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 1/2"), 2003

$195 SOLD 5/04



Espacios Transitados XII
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, colored pencil, textile paint on paper
(19 1/2 x 25 1/2), 2001

$625 SOLD 11/06



Escenas Fantasticas V
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic on Paper (14x18), 1999

$495 (framed)

SOLD 12/06



Espacios Transitados X
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Gouache & colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2001

SOLD



Pareja con Mascaras
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, textile paint, colored pencil on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 1/2"), 2003

$195

SOLD 2/07



Buen Tiempo
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 3/4"), 2006

$195 SOLD 1/07



Tiempo Atrapado
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 3/4"), 2006

$195 SOLD 12/06



Escena Fantastica XV
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on Paper
(11 x 17), 1999

$395 framed

SOLD 2/08



Monte en el Monte
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic, colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2 x 25 1/2), 2001

SOLD 11/08



Espacios Transitados V
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Gouache & colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2001

$750 (framed)

SOLD 9/08



Escena Fantastica XXIII
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 1/2"), 2003

$375 Framed

SOLD 11/07



12 Visiones en Verde
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, watercolor on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2002

$750 Framed

SOLD 1/09



Escena Fantastica XXV
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
(8 1/2" x 11"), 2004

$195

SOLD 12/07



Escena Fantastica #24
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, watercolor, colored pencil on paper
(19 3/4" x 25 1/2"), 2004

$650

SOLD 3/08



Infanta I
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Linocut on paper
(20 1/2" x 15 3/4"), #21/40, 2006

$275

SOLD 12/07



Escena Fantastica XXI
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink on paper
9 1/2" x 15"), 2000

$395 (framed)

SOLD 12/09



Bucanero I
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic, colored pencil and paper label on paper
(8 1/4" x 11 1/2"), 2006

$195

SOLD 10/07



Situacion I
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic and colored pencil on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 1/2"), 2007

$195

SOLD 12/07



El Caribe Que Nos Une
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Ink, acrylic, and colored pencil on paper
(8 1/2" x 11 3/4"), 2006

$195

SOLD 10/07



Festin
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic, ink and colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2008

$875 framed

SOLD 9/09



Tres Figuras II
José Garcia Montebravo (Cienfuegos, Cuba),
Acrylic, ink and colored pencil on paper
(19 1/2" x 25 1/2"), 2008

$875 framed

SOLD 12/09

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