Roberto Montenegro

Roberto Montenegro was a Mexican painter, sculptor, illustrator and lithographer (1887–1968). He was born at Guadalajara and died at Mexico City.

Also recorded as Robert Montenegro; Roberto Nervo; Roberto Montenegro Nervo; Montenegro.

Roberto Montenegro in brief

Born
1887
Died
1968
Known for
painter, sculptor, illustrator and lithographer
Place of birth
Guadalajara
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Recognition and collections

Roberto Montenegro received National Prize for Arts and Sciences. Work by Roberto Montenegro is held by Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Identity

What the record establishes about Roberto Montenegro.

Roberto Montenegro is recorded with the occupation lithographer. Roberto Montenegro is recorded as a citizen of Mexico. An index to the early printed books in the British Museum ... / by Robert Proctor. is dated 1898-1938 and held by Wellcome Collection. Seated Indian Woman with Two Flasks is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1943.1044). Horse of the Apocalypse is dated 1950s and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2024.69.44). Roberto Montenegro is recorded as painter, sculptor, illustrator and lithographer.

Maya Women is dated 1926 and held by Museum of Modern Art (inventory 560.1941). Museum of Fine Arts, Houston records 2 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 1 object associated with this name. Wellcome Collection records 3 objects associated with this heading. Roberto Montenegro is recorded with the citizenship of Mexico.

Works and catalogued output

What Roberto Montenegro produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 10 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 3 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Roberto Montenegro may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Roberto Montenegro is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w65j17wt, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500006003, Bibliothèque nationale de France 15088451f, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 130195618, Library of Congress n90663065, ISNI 0000000110664917, IdRef 113976682, VIAF 62649009 and Wikidata Q724692.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1898 to 1950.

Los jardines interiores. Maya Women, dated 1926, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 560.1941. The Double, dated 1938, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory 1950-134-153. Retrato, dated 1930, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, inventory 32.5. Taxco, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, inventory 32.4. Helena Rubinstein, dated 1941, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG.2011.141. Still Life, dated 1936, held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, inventory 37.1866. The Shell, dated 1936, held by Dallas Museum of Art, inventory 1951.84. El árbol de la vida, dated 1922. Sala Montenegro, dated 1919. Planos En El Tiempo. Horse of the Apocalypse, dated 1950s, lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2024.69.44. Seated Indian Woman with Two Flasks, dated n.d., lithograph in black on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1943.1044. An index to the early printed books in the British Museum ... / by Robert Proctor., dated 1898-1938, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 9 named public collections.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dallas Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Montenegro, Roberto, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Montenegro (Nervo), Roberto Fabrés, Oxford Art Online, 2003. El pintor Roberto Montenegro y la literatura. Un diálogo en tres tiempos, Diálogo de las artes en las vanguardias hispánicas, 2017.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

The field of work recorded is painting.

Work by Roberto Montenegro is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and National Portrait Gallery.

Distinctions recorded are National Prize for Arts and Sciences.

Chronology

  1. 1887Roberto Montenegro born at Guadalajara.
  2. 1887Roberto Montenegro was born on 19 February 1887.
  3. 1898An index to the early printed books in the British Museum ... / by Robert Proctor. is dated 1898-1938 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1926Maya Women is dated 1926 and held by Museum of Modern Art (inventory 560.1941).
  5. 1926Maya Women (Museum of Modern Art).
  6. 1930Retrato (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston).
  7. 1938The Double (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
  8. 1941Helena Rubinstein (National Portrait Gallery).
  9. 1943Seated Indian Woman with Two Flasks is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1943.1044).
  10. 1968Roberto Montenegro died at Mexico City.
  11. 1968Roberto Montenegro died on 13 September 1968.
  12. 1968Roberto Montenegro died on 13 October 1968.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    El pintor Roberto Montenegro y la literatura. Un diálogo en tres tiempos, Diálogo de las artes en las vanguardias hispánicas, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Mexican Painting, (1800–1860) by Roberto Montenegro, Parnassus, 1935

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Montenegro (Nervo), Roberto Fabrés, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Montenegro, Roberto, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Roberto Montenegro (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Un'escursione archeologica del dott. Roberto Paribeni nel Montenegro, Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana, 1901

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Roberto Montenegro.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Roberto Montenegro (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Roberto Montenegro.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q724692: Roberto Montenegro

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Roberto Montenegro”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Sculpture

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