David Manzur

David Manzur Londoño (born December 14, 1929) is a Colombian painter, two time Guggenheim Fellowship winner [1] and alumni of the Art Students League and Pratt Institute of New York.

In the year 2020 king Felipe VI bestowed upon him the Order of Isabella the Catholic as a recognition for his work and his ties with Spain.

[6][8] Influenced by Spanish Baroque art, in particular by painters such as Velázquez, Zurbarán, and Sanchez Cotán, and using elements drawn from the 19th-century American realists William Harnett and John F. Peto, Manzur returned to figurative art, painting still lifes, the ecstasy of St. Teresa, the story of St. Sebastian, and especially horses in various situations.

[3] The Ciudades Oxidadas (rusted cities) which he exhibited in the first decade of the 21st century, which showed his special interest in the deterioration of the planet and was the result of extensive travel and research.

[11] Manzur´s latest exhibition to mark his 90th birthday was called "El Oficio de la Pintura" at the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art and curated by Eugenio Viola.