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Autoretrato [Self-Portrait]
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Juan Cárdenas
(Popayán, Colombia, 1939–)
NationalityColombian, South America
Date1974
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 24 1/4 x 22 in. (61.6 x 55.9 cm)
Canvas: 23 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (59.7 x 53.9 cm)
Canvas: 23 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (59.7 x 53.9 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Adler, G1975.32.1
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Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object numberG1975.32.1
On View
Not on viewBrother of the well-known artist Santiago Cárdenas, Juan Cárdenas was a Colombian painter, caricaturist, and writer. Self-portraits are a favorite subject, one that allows the artist to engage with an important genre in art history and explore pensive self-reflection.
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