Celia Calderon Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1921 - d. 1969

Celia Calderón was a Mexican artist best known for her engraving work but she was also noted for her oils and watercolors. She was a member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Grabadores, Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.

Celia Calderon was born in the state of Guanajuato in 1921 to Felix Calderón and Enedina Olvera.[1][2] In 1942, she entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where she became romantically involved with one of her professors, Julio Castellanos, who also influenced her artistic development. She also studied at the Escuela de las Artes del Libre, learning graphic art under Francisco Díaz de León.[1][2][3] In 1950 she received a scholarship from the British Council to study at the Slate School of Fine Art in London.[1][3] In 1957, she was invited by the Soviet government to travel to China and study at the Beijing Artists’ Center where she also exhibited her work.[1] Her last residence was General Molinos del Campo No. 53 in Tacubaya. She committed suicide on October 9, 1969, shooting herself in the head at the Academy of San Carlos.