Background
Esteban Vicente was born on January 20, 1903 in Turégano, Spain. He was a son of Sofia Pérez y Álvarez and Toribio Vicente Ruiz, who was an army officer. Esteban had two sisters and three brothers.
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From 1921 to 1924, Esteban studied at Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
Esteban Vicente, Mónica Haley, Kay Wessels, with masks from the Harley Collection.
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National Academy of Design
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Since 1946 to 1947, Vicente held the post of a teacher of painting at the University of Puerto Rico.
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In 1985, Vicente served as an artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont.
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During the period from 1991 to 1993, he acted as an artist-in-residence at Parsons School of Design.
Esteban Vicente in his studio.
Esteban Vicente was born on January 20, 1903 in Turégano, Spain. He was a son of Sofia Pérez y Álvarez and Toribio Vicente Ruiz, who was an army officer. Esteban had two sisters and three brothers.
In his early years, Esteban visited Museo del Prado in Madrid. He started to make his first drawings, when he was sixteen years old. Some time later, in 1921, Esteban entered Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where he remained until 1924.
Also, the painter received several honorary Doctor of Philosophy degrees from different educational institutions, including Parsons School of Design in 1984 and Long Island University, New York City, in 1993.
In 1928, Esteban Vicente held his first solo exhibition in Madrid. After that, he traveled to Paris, where he met Picasso, Dufy and Max Ernst, and two years later, the painter came back to Spain. In 1936, after the Spanish Civil War began, Esteban moved to New York City together with his wife Estelle Charney. There, the (Loyalist) Spanish Ambassador to the United States appointed him a Vice Consul in Philadelphia, a position, which supported Esteban's family for three years. Vicente had enough time to continue with his art and had his first one-man show in New York City at the Kleeman Gallery in 1937.
In 1939, the painter settled down in New York City, where he made portraits and taught Spanish. In 1945, Esteban took part in an exhibition in Puerto Rico. The following year, in 1946, he was appointed a teacher of painting at the University of Puerto Rico, a post he held till 1947, when he returned to New York City. In 1950, Vicente showed his works at the Kootz Gallery and the following year at the Charles Egan Gallery and the Sidney Janis Gallery. Also, in 1951, he participated in the 9th Street Art Exhibition.
In 1985, he served as an artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. He held the same post at Parsons School of Design during the period from 1991 to 1993. Also, Esteban co-founded New York Studio School, where he worked as a teacher for thirty-six years.
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Red Field
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Copla
Comstock
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Portrait of his sister Sagrario
Afternoon
Orange, Red, Black
Still Life with Le Crapouillot
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Number 6
Primavera
Canto II
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Diptych
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The Garden
Zarzuela
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Collage with Yellow, Blue and Orange
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Faraway
One Day
Balada
Silver Light
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Antes de la cosecha
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Harriet
Red Across
Kalani Hawaii
Away
Blue, Red, Black, and White
Paisaje con sombrilla roja
Azul
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Composition
Vision
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Numero 10
Ritmico
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In 1935, Esteban married Estelle Charney. The couple's marriage ended in divorce in 1943. Their daughter, Mercedes, died at the age of six. His second marriage to Maria Teresa Babin also ended in divorce. In 1961, Vicente married his third wife, Harriet Peters.