Jose Bofill – Callejon Colonial 1929 acuarela (watercolor)

The following painting is one of the few original José Bofill Cayol paintings available to the public. outside of Cuba.  The painting is part of the private art collection of a native Santiago de Cuba family residing in Miami, Florida and has been part of the family since the early 1930's.  The painting represents the expert technique in watercolor perfected by the artist who began painting at an early age of 14.  A similar scenic painting resides at the Museo Provincial Emilio Bacardi Moreau (Bacardi Museum) in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

The value of this painting far exceeds the quality of the painting itself, but the historical signficance of this painting, the artist and the patriotic individuals surrounding the events taking place during the same period of the painting, circa 1929 - 1946. 

The painting is referred to in general terms as "Callejon Colonial", yet a carefull analysis of the painting, the artist's representation of the street scene and the period he is representing leads us to identify the street scene as that of "Calle Padre Pico", which is one of the most famous streets in Cuba because of the stairs that line the street. 

José Bofill Cayol, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1862-1946

Callejon Colonial, Calle Padre Pico, Santiago de Cuba 1929, Watercolor (acuarela), 11 ¾” x 16 ½” (29.8 cm x 41.9 cm) (Street originally called Loma De Carvacho, named after a Catalan business man who owned a store at the foot of street Padre Pico, later street was renamed by Don Emilio Bacardi in honor of Bernardo del Pico Redin, catholic priest in the Convent of Belen, later the school of Belen.)

Calle Padre Pico - Santiago de Cuba - Today - Looking Down



Calle Padre Pico - Santiago de Cuba - Today - Looking Up the Street



Calle Padre Pico - Santiage de Cuba - 1938

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