Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Xavier Cugat
The Priest

1970

About the Item

This artwork "The Priest" 1970 is an oil painting on canvas board by noted Spanish artist and musician Xavier Cugat, 1900-1990. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas board size is 8 x 10 inches, framed is 17.5 x 15.5 inches. Framed in a wooden brown color frame, with fabric liner. It is in very good condition. About the artist: A caricaturist and painter, Xavier Cugat was born near Barcelona, Spain on Jan. 1, 1900. At age four, Cugat was taken to Cuba where his parents had decamped to escape political persecution. A musical prodigy, at age 12 he was a violinist with the Havana Symphony. As an assistant concert artist, he started drawing at age 16 as a hobby while on tour with the great Enrico Caruso. Caruso amused himself while touring by making caricatures, and Cugat soon followed suit. Cugat arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s. Unable to find work as a classical musician, he drew caricatures of movie stars for the Los Angeles Times. The actor Valentino had to dance a tango in his next film and asked Cugat to put together a band to accompany him. Originally called "The Gigolos," after their initial booking at the Coconut Grove, the band went on to become one of the most famous Latin dance bands in the world. His 16 year reign over the prestigious Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC was unprecedented. Called the "King of the Rumbas, Cugat died in his native city on Oct. 28, 1990. He authored two books, I, Cugat and My Wives. The work of Xavier Cugat is held in collections worldwide. Exhibition: llsley Gallery (LA), 1932; De Young Museum, 1943 (self-portrait); San Diego Art Guild, 1945. San Francisco Examiner, 10-28-1990 (obit).
  • Creator:
    Xavier Cugat (1900 - 1990)
  • Creation Year:
    1970
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: cug/priest/011stDibs: LU66635230171

More From This Seller

View All
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Piotr Krosny – Polish (1959- ) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1999 Medium: Oil on Linen Size: 43.5 x 36.5 inches (111 x 93 cm) Framed size: 44.5 x 37.5 inches (113 x 95 cm) Sign...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Sketch of Carla at Age 12
By Jacquelinne White
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jacquelinne White– American (1919-2008) Title: Sketch of Carla at the Age of 12 Year: 1957 Medium: Oil on canvas Sight size: 37.5 x 27.5 Framed size: 41 x 31 inches Signatur...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Porte Saint Denis, Paris
By Francois Gerome
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Porte Saint Denis, Paris" c.1935 in an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Francois Gerome, born 1895 (The year of his death...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four Figures
By Fritz Rock
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Four Figures" c.1990, is an oil painting on canvas by Haitian artist Fritz Rock, b.1944. It is signed at the lower right corner by t...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Haitian Market
By Maurice Guerre
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Haitian Market" c.1990, is an oil painting on canvas by Haitian artist Maurice Guerre, b.1947. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Boats repairs, Monterey Dock
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Boats Repairs, Monterey Dock" 1933 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Veda Fero Carnahan Dayton, 1891-1983. It is signed at the lower left...
Category

Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

Baby Dragon (Red)
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Zhou Bin is good at using his solid traditional classical oil painting techniques to express images that are contemporary, trendy, academically profound, and meet the needs of modern...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Gerald Merfeld "Street Market, Vietnam" Original Oil Painting c.1980s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Merfeld (American, 20th c.) "Street Market, Vietnam" Original Oil Painting c.1980s Fine oil painting of a bustling street market scene in Vietna...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Philosopher
By Akihiko Sugiura
Located in New Orleans, LA
AKIHIKO SUGIURA (b. 1979) is a Japanese painter from Hyogo, Japan whose artistic style mixes purely physical non-representational art with a base of traditional representational pain...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Christmas Elf - Original oil on canvas, signed
By Robert Savary
Located in Paris, IDF
Robert SAVARY Christmas Elf Original oil on canvas Signed bottom right On canvas 42 x 33 cm (c. 17 x 13 in) Presented in a golden wood frame 58 x 50 cm ...
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Made of Stars
Located in Denver, CO
Ethereal figure reclining in starlight sky
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th century Venetian Macchiaioli lagoon landscape figurative painting.
Located in Florence, IT
Oil painting on panel with painted wooden frame, measurements without frame are 14.5 x 24.5 cm. The scene depicts a typical Venetian lagoon landscape, with a bell tower in the backg...
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Recently Viewed

View All