Representative work by Amelia Peláez
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Amelia Peláez

1896–1968 · Cuban

Amelia Peláez fused Cubist structure with the architecture, interiors, fruit and ornamental ironwork of Cuba. After studying in Havana and Paris, she developed a dense visual language in which domestic space becomes a site of national modernism.

Painting; drawing; ceramics

Major Works

  • Still Life with Fruit
  • Interior with Columns
  • The Hibiscus
  • Fruits and Flowers
  • Interior
  • Fish
  • The Balcony
  • Nature Morte
  • Mural for the Havana Hilton
  • Ceramic mural compositions

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