Untitled

Untitled is a contemporary artwork realized by Julio Galan in 1988.

Mixed colored pastel on paper.

Hand signed and dated on the higher margin.

Provenance:Barbara Farber Gallery Amsterdam.

Julio Galán (Mexican, 1958–2006) was part of the second generation of Mexican neo-Expressionist artists during the late 1980s and 1990s. Galán’s paintings were heavily influenced by Surrealist, self-analyzing themes found in the works of Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). He explores his own identity and narcissism using symbolism, humor, and sarcasm. Galán started painting while studying architecture at the University of Monterrey, and later left the program to paint full-time. He began exhibiting his paintings in Monterrey in 1980 at Galería Arte Actual Mexicano. In 1984, he moved to New York and exhibited his works at Art Mart Gallery in Manhattan’s East Village. Galán continued to exhibit throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. By 1989, Gálan had become one of the most popular Mexican painters in the art world. He was the only Mexican included in the Magiciens de la Terre show at the Center Pompidou in Paris, and in 1995 was included in the Museum of Modern Art’s Biennial. His last solo show, My Mirrors, was in 2001 at Robert Miller Gallery in New York.