Emilio Sanchez (Cuban-American, 1921-1999), Yellow House

Watercolor and pencil on paper, signed at lower left, matted and framed under glass.

Sight size 21 3/4 x 29 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 28 1/4 x 36 in.

Emilio Sánchez was a Cuban-born American painter and printmaker best known for his architectural compositions and precise use of light and shadow. Born in Camagüey, Cuba, he moved to New York in the 1940s, studying at the Art Students League and Columbia University. His work focuses on façades, windows, and urban structures inspired by the Caribbean, the United States, and the Mediterranean, rendered with simplified forms and strong geometry.

Sánchez exhibited widely and his work is held in major museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In 2021, the United States Postal Service honored Sánchez with a series of postage stamps featuring his work, making him one of the few Cuban-American artists to receive this recognition. His work occupies an important place in mid-20th-century American art, blending modernist structure with Caribbean visual sensibility.

Toning to sheet; not examined out of the frame.