Saturnino Herrán

Saturnino Herrán
Self portrait, charcoal sketch, c. 1918
Born	Saturnino Herrán Guinchard (1887-07-09)9 July 1887 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Died	Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Known for	Painting

Saturnino Herrán Guinchard (Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, 9 July 1887 – 8 October 1918, Mexico City) was a Mexican painter.

In 1897 he took private drawing lessons in Aguascalientes, where, in 1901, he entered the Academy of Science. He took classes with José Inés Tovilla and Severo Amador, who taught him drawing and painting. In 1903, his father died. Two years later his family moved to Mexico City, where his fellow pupils were Diego Rivera and Roberto Montenegro. In 1906 he attended classes given by Leandro Izaguirre and Germán Gedovius in the National School of Fine Arts.

Herrán did majestic paintings of Mexican indigenous people, giving them heroic strength and dignity. In 1910 he participated in the exhibition commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of Mexico's Independence. A desire to be a mural painter appeared at the end of his brief career, and in 1911 he completed large-scale paintings in the School of Arts and Crafts.

Personal life/death

In 1912, at 25 years old, he met Rosario Arellano, his future wife. In 1914 they were married and had a son, José Francisco. He died on 8 October 1918 in Mexico City, aged 31,

Gallery

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  La cosecha, 1909

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  La ofrenda, 1913

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  Mujer en Tehuantepec, 1914

• Saturnino Herrán - Nuestros dioses antiguos,1916.jpg

  Nuestros dioses antiguos, 1916

• Saturnino Herran Flechador.jpg

  Flechador, c. 1917

• Saturnino Herrán - Mujer con calabaza, 1917 (195).jpg

  Mujer con calabaza, 1917

External links

• Short biography with some images