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Marisol Escobar (May 22, 1930 – April 30, 2016), otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor [1] born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. [2] She became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative obscurity within a decade. [3]
Marisol became a star of the art world in the late 1950s and ’60s for her large-scale painted and carved wood sculptures of people. Photographs inspired her groupings of figures, such a s The Fami ly. Deeply influenced by Leonardo da Vinci, she even made her own version of The Last Supper.
View Marisol Escobar’s 275 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.
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Mar 26, 2012 · An artist known primarily for her figurative assemblage works of the 1960s that drew on both folk art and Pop. She was born in Paris to Venezuelan parents and grew up in Paris and Caracas, settling in Los Angeles in 1946. She went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, and the Académie Julian.
Jul 24, 2024 · Marisol Escobar, known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American artist born in France in 1930 who became one of her generation’s leading yet often under-recognised figures. A new retrospective, the largest ever mounted of Marisol’s work, features nearly 250 artworks, with 39 pieces displayed for the first time during the tour.
Sep 29, 2023 · Marisol Escobar (1930-2016), the Paris-born, Venezuelan American artist who went by her first name and became one of the most famous figures of the US Pop art movement in the 1960s, continued...
After studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Marisol moved to New York City in 1950 where she studied at the Art Students League, the New School for Social Research, from 1951 to 1954, as well as at the Hans Hofmann school. Marisol left for Rome in 1957.
