Enrique Grau

Enrique Grau (December 18, 1920 – April 1, 2004) was a Colombian artist best known for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro-Colombian figures.

He was a member of the triumvirate of key Colombian artists of the 20th century which included Fernando Botero and Alejandro Obregón.

A self-made artist, he was influenced by the Colombian masters Ignacio Gomez Jaramillo, Santiago Martinez Delgado and Pedro Nel Gómez.

He won the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1957 launching a well-noted career in the arts.

His associations of white, black, and indigenous figures and objects such as masks, eggs, fruit, or cages brought him international fame,[2] with exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Paris Museum of Modern Art.