Surrealist magic realism artist, Alejandro de Canedo (later Anglicizing his name), was born on December 26, 1902, in Mexico City, to Mexican father and American mother. When he was 15, he went to Paris and studied at Ecoles Nationale Supereiure des Beaux-Arts with sculptor Jean Magrou. He alo studied in Rome and had his first exhibit of pencil drawings there.
Canedo was commissioned to create several illustrations for books. He worked in watercolors and oils as well, placing his figures and objects in alien landscapes and unlikely settings. He relocated to California permanently and his work was exhibited exensively in the US.
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