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Herman Braun-Vega

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Herman Braun-Vega
Born(1933-07-07)7 July 1933
Died2 April 2019(2019-04-02) (aged 85)
NationalityPeruvian
Known forPainting

Herman Braun-Vega (7 July 1933 – 2 April 2019) was a Peruvian painter and artist. His art were often political or cultural.[1]

In 1978 he began to paint portraits, especially of his painters friends who invited to participate in the gestation of his canvases: Vladimir Veličković (in 1978), Gilles Aillaud (in 1979), Erró (in 1978-1982), Wifredo Lam (in 1979), Jean Dewasne (in 1982), William S. Hayter (in 1983) and Gérard Fromanger (in 1984). He also painted numerous writers: Jorge Semprún, Alain Jouffroy, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Alfredo Bryce Echenique and Jean-Michel Ribes.

Braun-Vega died in his sleep in Paris on 2 April 2019, aged 85.[2]

References

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  1. ""El sincretismo cultural en la obra de Herman Braun Vega" por Héctor Loaiza". resonancias.org (in Spanish). 12 November 2001. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. Fallece el pintor peruano Herman Braun-Vega a los 85 años (in Spanish)