
Cowboy
Martín RamírezWW-1950-132949
1950·Wax crayons, colored pencils, and watercolor over graphite on beige wove paper·156 × 86.3 cm (61 7/16 × 34 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1950
- Dimensions
- 156 × 86.3 cm (61 7/16 × 34 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Martín Ramírez
Artist

Martín Ramírez
Painting
Martín Ramírez was a self-taught artist who spent most of his adult life institutionalized in California mental hospitals, diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic. He is considered by some to be one of the 20th century's best self-taught masters.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Martín Ramírez
- Year
- 1950
- Dimensions
- 156 × 86.3 cm (61 7/16 × 34 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1950-132949
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified



