Manuel Mendive (Born 1944) Pair of fabric tapestries with leather inserts constructed and painted by Manuel Mendive. Both pieces are signed lower left and painted throughout. Piece was not meant to be pair but have been collected together over years. Tapestries measure 23 x 11 inches and are accpmapnied by certofcates of autheticty by the artist. Born in Havana in 1944, Mendive is known as one of Cuba's foremost artists. He graduated from the San Alejandro Academy in 1962. During the '60s his works were influenced by the altars of religious cults and santería, which incorporated voodoo performances and masks. He was awarded the Adam Montparnasse prize at the 1968 exhibition at the Salon de mai in Paris. That same year he won 3rd prize at the Salón Internacional de Artes Plásticas in Havana. Mendive's work can be found in most of the important salons and museums in Europe and the Americas.

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