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Roberto García York (1929-2005 ) Cuban-French painter, engraver, wardrobe and interior designer. García York was artistic director of the Galerie l’Oeuf du Beaubourg in Paris and wardrobe designer for the Venice Carnival in Italy and the Festival Internationale du Film in Cannes. His first show, featuring designs of women’s fashions, took place in the Havana Lyceum in 1943. He had many solo exhibitions at galleries and museums such as Galería Proteo in Mexico City, the Fondation Rosa de Grancher in Paris, Círculo 2 in Madrid and Galerie Forni in Amsterdam. Group exhibitions include the VI Biennial in Sao Paulo, 7 Peintres Surrealistes Cubains at Galerie Maya in Brussels, Artistes Latino‑Americains de Paris at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the First Surrealist Exhibition in Sao Paulo, and Le Fantastique Contemporaine at the Galerie de L’Université in Paris. His work is represented in the permanent collection of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. RARE - Original mixed artwork on card . Paris, January 1996. Size : 8x13 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. All our shipments are insured and have a tracking number.