One of the great masters of 20th century Mexican art, and a dear friend of ours, Rodolfo Morales passed away in January of 2001. His obituary was published in the New York Times (click to read the obituary) on February 6, 2001. We have been privileged to show Rodolfo's work for twelve years, to meet him many times, to visit him in his Ocotlan, Mexico studio, and in 1997 to host him in his visit to Indigo Arts Gallery in Philadelphia. We will miss him.

February 6, 2001

Rodolfo Morales, Painter of Peasant Life in Mexico, Dies at 75

By GINGER THOMPSON

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5 — Rodolfo Morales, whose surreal paintings of rural Mexican culture won acclaim around the world, died last Tuesday in Oaxaca. He was 75.

He was being treated for pancreatic cancer, according to news reports in Mexico.