“Cowgirl with Purple Bull”
oil on canvas, 12" x 20"

Martin Saldana
Born in 1874, Saldana grew up at
Rancho Neuvo in Mexico. In 1950 he attended
children’s art classes at the Denver Museum
of Art becoming devoted to painting until he
died in 1965. Saldana’s ideas came from his
imagination. Memories of youth dominate
his canvases, particularly the romantic
notions of his life as a cowboy. Technical
elements stem from his Mexican heritage.
There are no intentional social undertones-
--his images are fresh and innocent. Allison
Totten, Art Historian.

Collections:
International Folk Art Museum, Santa Fe,
NM | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam,
Netherlands | The Colorado Springs Fine
Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO | Neuss
In Aberthor Museum, Cologne, Germany
University of Wyoming Art Museum,
Laramie, WY | Denver Art Museum, Denver,
CO | New Orleans, LA