Description: Waiting For the Groom, 1974. oil on board painting by XAVIER CUGAT, the painting measures 15" x 19" and the frame is 24" x 28"Describes a new bride waiting for the bridegroom who has not come home yet until dawn after the wedding. The purple background color behind the bride depicts the bride's heart waiting for the groom. Xavier Cugat 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 pSource: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Price: 5500 USD
Location: Lincolnshire, Illinois
End Time: 2024-02-27T03:18:01.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: AMERICA
Artist: XAVIER CUGAT
Material: Oil
Type: Painting
Features: Framed
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Painting Surface: artist board
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Original/Reproduction: Original
Width (Inches): 28
Color: Multi-Color
Height (Inches): 24
