Agustin JIMENEZ (Mexican active from the early 20th century through the late 1940s)
Agustín JIMENEZ (senior) was a Mexican painter active from the early 20th century through the late 1940s.
He studied under the Spanish painter Eduardo Chicharro and was reportedly a contemporary of Diego Rivera during his training period.
Between 1926 and 1934, he studied in Italy (Academy of Fine Arts in Naples) with a government scholarship. His works were exhibited internationally in cities including Washington, Rome, Naples, The Hague, Zurich, Paris, and Barcelona.
In December 1945, he held a solo exhibition at Fayans Català gallery in Barcelona, where he was presented as an established international artist.
He later worked in Mexico, including at the Academy of San Carlos, where he was employed in roles such as copyist and possibly photographer and cinematographer.
He was associated with Cabanillas del Campo (Spain), where he lived and worked for a period and was known as “El Pintor de Cabanillas”.
His work was reportedly appreciated by Ignacio Zuloaga, who acquired his paintings for a private collection.
Jiménez worked within a traditional academic framework, focusing on: still life (bodegones), landscape, and portraiture
His style is described as rooted in realism with impressionist influences, aligned with conservative academic painting rather than modernist experimentation.
He studied under the Spanish painter Eduardo Chicharro and was reportedly a contemporary of Diego Rivera during his training period.
Between 1926 and 1934, he studied in Italy (Academy of Fine Arts in Naples) with a government scholarship. His works were exhibited internationally in cities including Washington, Rome, Naples, The Hague, Zurich, Paris, and Barcelona.
In December 1945, he held a solo exhibition at Fayans Català gallery in Barcelona, where he was presented as an established international artist.
He later worked in Mexico, including at the Academy of San Carlos, where he was employed in roles such as copyist and possibly photographer and cinematographer.
He was associated with Cabanillas del Campo (Spain), where he lived and worked for a period and was known as “El Pintor de Cabanillas”.
His work was reportedly appreciated by Ignacio Zuloaga, who acquired his paintings for a private collection.
Jiménez worked within a traditional academic framework, focusing on: still life (bodegones), landscape, and portraiture
His style is described as rooted in realism with impressionist influences, aligned with conservative academic painting rather than modernist experimentation.