Andrade's, Flores en Fondo Ocre, watercolor on paper, 1994.

Andrade's, Arboles Amarillos, watercolor on paper, 1994.

Caesar Andrade Faini (b. 1913, Quito, Ecuador) is a master Ecuadorian painter and teacher who studied at the School of Beatiful Arts of Quito under the painter Victor Mideros. Andrade's intial work focused on Social Realism like his contemporaries Eduardo Kingman, Oswaldo Guayasamin, Camilo Egas and Bolivar Mena Franco, as well as many others. In 1937, Andrade created a series of dark images for his thesis called, Social Misery. By 1943, Andrade entered into an Expressionist phase that was thought to be influenced by painter, Hans Michelson. In 1954, Andrade took over Michelson's chair at the Municiple School of Art. Some of Andrade's students included Theo Constanté, Luis Miranda, Félix Arauz, Juan Villafuerte and Jose Carreño. Image File history File links Andrade_Faini_Flores_en_Fondo_Ocre_1994. ... Image File history File links Andrade_Faini_Flores_en_Fondo_Ocre_1994. ... Image File history File links Andrade_Faini_Arboles_Amarillos_1994. ... Image File history File links Andrade_Faini_Arboles_Amarillos_1994. ... Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito. ... ņOne of Ecuadors greatest 20th century artists, Eduardo Kingman (1913 - 1998) first studied under Victor Mideros at the Escuela de Bellas Artes, in Quito. ... Egass, Calle 14, Oil on Canvas, 1937. ... Constantés, Pintura No. ... Untitled, oil on canvas. ... Felix Arauz Félix Arauz (b. ... Villafuertes, Self Portrait, age 18, oil on canvas, 1963. ...

Andrade is often considered the best interpreter of Ecuador's coastal landscape.

Awards & Prizes

• 1957 - First Prize Acquistion - Mariano Aguilera.
• 1959 - Third Prize - Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
• 1961 - Hall October - House of Culture, Quito, Ecuador.