HAVANA #2 / Cuba Serigraph Signed by Cuban Artist LUIS E. CAMEJO / Habana Vieja

Description: To our collector, interior designer and eBay friends worldwide:In addition to this limited-edition art print, the Cuban Poster Gallery in Washington D.C. is offering a huge selection of handmade Cuban silk-screen posters, many of which work beautifully well together. To view all of the posters, please visit our eBay Store stores.ebay.com/CubanPosterGallery where new listings are regularly being posted in both the Auction and Buy It Now/Best Offer formats. The Cuban Poster Gallery appreciates your business! Our price for this graphic is $289. We are delighted to offer HAVANA #2, a superb, hand-signed, limited-edition Cuban serigraph that was made for a 2023 exhibition of the timeless artwork of Luis Enrique Camejo (born 1971). We have named this untitled artwork HAVANA #2 because it is part of a series of handmade serigraphs that CAMEJO created for the exhibition at the famed Rene Portocarrero serigraph (screen-print) workshop in the historic Habana Vieja neighborhood of the Cuban capital. Only 100 copies were created of each serigraph, ensuring they will always be hard to find. Born in the western Cuban city of Pinar del Rio in 1971, Luis Enrique Camejooften focuses his paintings and serigraphs on urban environments, giving the viewer a front row seat to the beauty (and sometimes chaos) of everyday life on city streets. Outside of Cuba, Camejo's artwork has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Asia, the Middle East and South and Central America. The artist also has been a professor at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. HAVANA #2, the serigraph in this listing, captures Cuba's subtropical capital with beauty and grace, showing us a snapshot of a busy street in historic Habana Vieja and the "bici-taxis" that weave through the neighborhood. The focus of this graphic is the Arco de Belen (Bethlehem Arch), a short tunnel built in 1775 as part of a convent that later housed a private school. The Belen Jesuit Preparatory School moved to Miami after the 1959 Cuban revolution. In Havana, the compound has been converted to a residence for the elderly, supported by the Office of the Historian of Old Havana. We believe this limited-edition art print would make an especially thoughtful gift for anyone who has visited La Habana, attended the Belen school or has family roots on the island. Please note that our stock in this print is extremely limited. (In other words, we only have a few copies left!) HAVANA #2 measures approximately 15 1/2 by 13 inches (39 x 33 cm). The serigraph is hand-signed by the artist, and it is numbered (in this case, #4 out of 100 copies). This Luis Enrique Camejo artwork was screen-printed on high-quality Arches art paper, imported to Cuba from France. The graphic also contains the dry seal of the Rene Portocarrero workshop in the lower left corner, certifying it is genuine. Overall condition of this serigraph is good. (We never rate any of the serigraphs we offer as "perfect" because they were made by hand, and minor imperfections are possible.) Please see the photos we have posted and buy with 100 percent confidence; graphics purchased on eBay from the Cuban Poster Gallery can be returned for any reason within 30 days. About shipping: For buyers with an address in the United States, your purchase will be shipped FREE by USPS Ground Advantage or UPS with delivery confirmation. For international buyers (outside of the United States), eBay will calculate the cost of shipping and any required Customs duties and taxes. TITLE: Untitled. We have named this graphic Havana #2 because it is part of a series that focuses on everyday life in the Cuban capital city. ARTIST: Luis Enrique Camejo (born 1971) MEDIUM: Serigraph / Screen-print on acid-free art paper YEAR PRINTED: 2023 SIZE: approximately 15.5 by 13 inches (39 by 33 cm) NUMBERED: Yes. This screen-print comes from an edition of 100 copies. SIGNED: Yes, by the artist's hand ORIGIN: The Rene Portocarrero serigraph workshop in Havana, Cuba A few words about collecting Cuba's silk-screen movie posters, which we also offer here in our eBay Store: For more than 60 years, the Cuban Film Institute has been designing silk-screened posters for most every movie shown on the island, whether the films originated in Cuba, the United States, Brazil, Japan or Italy. In the midst of the Cold War 1960s and 1970s, many of the subtitled foreign films shown in Cuba came from the island nation's communist allies in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Vietnam and even North Korea. Unlike in the United States, where movie posters are often dominated by images of Hollywood stars, the Cubans assign a graphic artist to design an original piece of artwork for each film. These posters are widely recognized in graphic design circles as stylish works of art, handmade one color at a time and often under difficult circumstances (at various times, paint and even paper have been in short supply on the island.) Cuba's silk-screen movie posters are nothing less than museum pieces. But don't take our word for it! Examples of Cuban poster art can be found in the permanent collections of museums across the globe from the Victoria & Albert in London to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in prestigious institutions such as the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles Adding to their collectability, Cuba's movie posters are produced in relatively small numbers. Typically, a few hundred copies are made for each film, although the runs have been as low as 50. Responding to demand from collectors, the Cuban Film Institute has re-screened some of its more popular posters. That's why some posters created in the 1960s and 1970s began reappearing on the Caribbean island in the 1990s and 2000s. Further adding to their collectability, many of Cuba's vintage posters are imperiled. Although a few hundred copies may have been screened originally, relatively few have survived, due to the island's wet and humid climate, inadequate storage facilities in Havana and improper handling in Cuba and elsewhere. To us, these survivors are rare beauties, even those with obvious flaws. We are proud to have rescued hundreds of posters from almost certain extinction by storing them in an air conditioned, acid-free environment. We at the Cuban Poster Gallery offer both 1st and 2nd Edition posters to our customers on eBay and in our Washington D.C. gallery. We consider both to be collectible, and (in response to a question we often get) all of these posters were legally imported because the U.S. government exempts artwork from its economic embargo against Cuba. While the pricier originals are favored by some collectors, the re-screens are also collectible because they were made in the same Havana workshop as the originals. Note that we never sell unauthorized reproductions that have been cranked out in print shops in the U.S. and Europe. To us, these are utterly worthless as collectibles. To our eBay customers, we pledge to accurately describe the posters we list and price them fairly based on condition and scarcity. Have a question? Please don't hesitate to contact us. To view more distinctive Cuban graphics, we invite you to visit the Cuban Poster Gallery's eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/cubanpostergallery

Price: 289 USD

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

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