Carmen Herrera
Early Life and Education
Born: Havana, Cuba (May 30, 1915)
Died: New York City, USA (February 12, 2022) – aged 106
Early artistic training began at age eight with private lessons from Federico Edelmann y Pinto.
Attended Marymount School in Paris in 1929, fostering an appreciation for art history and culture.
Studied architecture briefly at the Universidad de la Habana (1938-1939), influencing her later geometric style.
Arti
stic Development and Style
Developed a hard-edge, non-objective abstract style during her time in Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Experimented with various materials and techniques, including solvent-based acrylic paints.
Her work is characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, and a focus on formal simplicity.
Influenced by movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism.
Explored themes of symmetry, asy…
