BIOGRAPHY  |  IN AUCTIONS  |  WORKS

TOMAS SANCHEZ, Biography

Born: 1948 - Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos, Cuba.

Studies: 1964 - National Academy of Plastic Arts San Alejandro. 1971 - National School of Art (ENA).

Experience: After graduated, until 1976 Professor and Head of Chair of Engraving at the National School of Art. Puppets Workshop of the Direction of Theater of the Ministry of Culture with the appointment of scenographic designer and dolls of Theater for Children. Member of the Puppet Group of UNESCO.

Awards: He has received important prizes and recognitions: First Prize of Painting and Lithography, Third Hall of Teachers and Instructors of Plastic Arts of Havana, Cuba; First Prize for Painting, First National Landscape Contest Leopoldo Romañach in Guantánamo, Cuba; XIX Joan Miró International Drawing Prize in Barcelona, ​​Spain; National Painting Prize, I Biennial of Havana, Cuba; Medal of the V Biennial of American Graphic Art of Cali, Colombia; Honorable Mention, I International Painting Biennial in Cuenca, Ecuador; and other awards and recognitions.

Collections and Exhibitions: Selection: National Museum of Fine Arts and Provincial Center of Plastic Arts and Design, both in Havana; Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona, ​​Spain; House of Culture of Prague, Czechoslovakia; City Hall Gallery, Cyprus; Centro Hispanoamericano de Atenas, Grecia; Café Gallery in Vienna, Italy; Expo Art Gallery, Panama City; La Siempre Habana Gallery, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Arvil Gallery and PEMEX Gallery, Mexico City; Art Museum of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Marlborough Gallery, New York and Madrid; FIAC Paris; Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, Mexico.

TOMAS SANCHEZ, IN AUCTIONS:

Sotheby´s, Auction -, Latin American Art, New York, 24 Nov 2014, Lot 8.
"Meditador y laguna escondida en el bosque", 1995, acrylic on canvas ,98 x 79 in.. (1249 x 200.7 cm.) 
Estimate: USD 400,000 - USD 600,000. Price realised: USD 653,000. 

Christie´s, Auction 2600, Latin American Art, New York, 20 - 21 Nov 2012, Lot 39.
"Buscador de paisajes", 2005, acrylic on canvas, 48 1/8 x 66 5/8 in. (122.2 x 169.2 cm.) 
Estimate: USD 300,000 - USD 500,000. Price realised: USD 626,500. 

Christie´s, Auction 2359, Latin American Art, New York, 17 - 18 Nov 2003, Lot 43.
"From the cave of the heart", 2005, oil on canvas, 78¾ x 98¼ in. (200 x 250 cm.)
Estimate: USD 500,000 - USD 700,000. Price realised: USD 602,500. 

Christie´s, Auction 2600, Latin American Art, New York, 20 - 21 Nov 2012, Lot 28.
"Llegada del caminante a la laguna", 1999, acrylic on canvas , 78¼ x 99 3/8 in. (199 x 252.4 cm.)
Estimate: USD 500,000 - USD 700,000. Price realised: USD 602,500. 

Christie´s, Auction 3745, Latin American Art, New York, 27 - 28 May 2015, Lot 60.
"Oir las aguas", 1995, oil on canvas, 48 x 58½ in. (121.9 x 148.6 cm.)
Estimate: USD 400,000 - USD 600,000. Price realised: USD 545,000.