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Manuel Sanchez's Art Gallery - Portrait Collection - Carmen Amaya


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"Carmen Amaya" - by Manuel Sanchez

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Paintings

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Portrait

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Impresionism

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Oil On Streched Canvas

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Carmen Amaya (2 November 1913 – 19 November 1963) was a flamenco dancer and singer, of Romani origin, born in the Somorrostro slum of Barcelona, Spain, Vila Olímpica nowadays.

She has been called "the greatest Spanish gypsy dancer of her generation".[1] and "the most extrardinary personality of all time in flamenco dance".[2]

She danced from the time she was 5 years old. Accompanied on the guitar by her father, she danced in waterfront bars in Barcelona. A young person who saw her dance as a girl was Sabicas (Agustín Castellón Campos), who later said "I saw her dance and it seemed like something supernatural to me... I never saw anyone dance like her. I don’t know how she did it, I just don’t know!". Sabicas became a great flamenco guitarist and accompanied her for many years.[3] He recorded Queen of the Gypsies (1959) and Flamenco! with Amaya.

In 1929, she made her debut in Paris, to warm acclaims and admiration of her dancing skill. She moved to America in 1936, where she went on to act in several films that broke box office records, including the Romeo and Juliet adaptation Los Tarantos, and the short film Danzas Gitanas (Gypsy dances).

She was invited by Franklin Roosevelt to dance in the White House in 1944, and also by Harry S. Truman in 1953.

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Carmen Amaya

800.00 USD ^{(50.00 USD S&H)}

30W X 40L Cms. - Portriat - Oil On Strehced Canvas

Oil painting of the worlds best Flamenco Dancer

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Comments

Aug 23 2011 - 5:58 PM EDT By: Ken Joslin
nice.

Oct 23 2015 - 4:17 PM EDT By: Brian Pier
I like all your work but this one is exceptional.

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