Artist
Alfredo Ramos Martínez
Mexican, 1871–1946
Alfredo Ramos Martínez was a Mexican Mexican Muralism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Alfredo Ramos Martínez was born in Monterrey.
Alfredo Ramos Martínez (November 12, 1871 – November 8, 1946) was a painter, muralist, and educator, who lived and worked in Mexico, Paris, and Los Angeles. Considered by many to be the 'Father of Mexican Modernism', Ramos Martínez is best known for his serene and empathetic paintings of traditional Mexican people and scenes. As the renowned Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío wrote, "Ramos Martínez is one of those who paints poems; he does not copy, he interprets; he understands how to express the sorrow of the fisherman and the melancholy of the village."
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