An original painting by Cuban artist, José María Mijares from 1992. This beautiful painting executed in illustration style, portrays a colorful portrait of a young woman from La Habana, wearing a long dress with an oversized hat, both with beautiful and detailed organic motifs. This beautiful piece is in excellent condition and comes with an official certificate of authenticity from the Mijares Art Gallery in Cuba, signed by María A. Cabrera de Mijares, the painter’s wife.

José María Mijares (1921-2004) was a Cuban contemporary visual artist. He began drawing in his adolescent years and entered the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts on a scholarship at the age of 16. His greatest influences were the artists of the "Havana School". He was also a part of the influential group, Los Diez Pintores Concretos (the 10 Concrete Painters), or as they are usually referred to, Los Diez (the 10). Although the group had a relatively short life, 1959-1961, and exhibited together only a few times, they remain an important part of Cuba's art history especially in the pre-Castro years and leading up to the revolution. He left Cuba in 1968, resigning his teaching position at the academy when Fidel Castro came into power. Based in Miami, he continued to be a prolific painter and until his death in 2004, at the age of 82. 

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