Carmen Herrera Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Carmen Herrera
Early Life and Education Born: Havana, Cuba (May 30, 1915) Died: New York City, USA (February 12, 2022) – aged 106 Early artistic training began at age eight with private lessons from Federico Edelmann y Pinto. Attended Marymount School in Paris in 1929, fostering an appreciation for art history and culture. Studied architecture briefly at the Universidad de la Habana (1938-1939), influencing her later geometric style. Arti
stic Development and Style Developed a hard-edge, non-objective abstract style during her time in Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Experimented with various materials and techniques, including solvent-based acrylic paints. Her work is characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, and a focus on formal simplicity. Influenced by movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism. Explored themes of symmetry, asy…
