

ABOUT
The Alfredo Larrauri Archive is a privately owned repository of late Mexican architect-turned artist’s artistic legacy containing his life-long creations.
Larrauri’s imagery ranges from the representational to the abstract and is charged with poetic, political and social commentary, but with no particular message.
His pursuit for beauty led him to create illustrations inspired by literary works in unique and enriching ways; this imaginatively and original re-interpretation of literary works is what makes his approach notable and interesting.
What we do
We research, organise, care for and disseminate Alfredo Larrauri’s artwork."

Alfredo Sánchez Larrauri (1938-2012) |
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Mexico City- born artist, Larrauri was a passionate artist that made art all of his live. What follows is an exaustive list of exhibitions he participated during an outstanding artistic career, spanning over 52 years of prolific production. |
- Education -
Universidad de Guadalajara | Arquitectura | 1960-1964 |
- Solo Exhibitions -
Exhibition name | Venue | Year |
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“Dibujo en cuatro tiempos: Obra Reciente” | Museo de Historia de Tlalpan | 2004 |
"Poetas Guerrilleros" | Casa de la Cultura de Tabasco | 2001 |
"Situaciones Gráficas" | Radio Educación | 2001 |
"Poetas y Profetas" | Casa de la Cultura de Tabasco | 2000 |
"Poetas Guerrilleros" | Radio Educación | 2000 |
"En el Vasto Territorio de la Tinta" | Casa De La Primera Imprenta De América | 1999 |
"Territorios de Tinta" | Colegio Madrid | 1999 |
"Escandalo, moda, sexo irreverencia y anarquia" | Galería Corridoio Vasariano | 1999 |
"De Casiques y Propietarios" Libro "Dibucitario" | Galería del Tango | 1998 |
"La Cristiada" | Colegio Madrid | 1997 |
"Grabados Bravos" | Galería Manuel Felguérez | 1996 |
"Poetas en Papel" | Galería Rosas Blancas | 1996 |
"Poetas en Papel" | Centro Cultural Rio Rita | 1995 |
"Dibujos y Grabados" | Hojarasca | 1995 |
"Poetas en Papel" | Museo Amado Nervo | 1995 |
"De Poetas, Guerrilleros y Propietarios" | Librería Gandhi | 1994 |
"Figuraciones" | Taller Experimental de Gráfica de la Habana | 1993 |
"Dibucitario" | Oleos y TintasCasa de la Cultura de Tlalpan | 1990 |
"Dibujos Recientes" | Centro Cultural Rio Rita | 1990 |
"Dibucitario" | Galería Azúl | 1990 |
"Selección Especial de Dibujos" | Galería Línea | 1989 |
"Puerco en Vallarata y Otros Temas" | Galería Pacífico | 1989 |
"Plaquet Dibucitario" | Sala de Juntas IPSE | 1989 |
"Poetas y Sirenas" | Galería de Arte Contemporáneo | 1988 |
"Estudios al rededor del Puerco-Humano" | Galería Línea | 1988 |
"Sol y Luna" | Galería Pacífico | 1987 |
"Los Blancos y los Negros" | Galería Línea | 1986 |
"De Héroes, Guerrilleros y Propietarios" | Galería Varia | 1985 |
"Poetas en Papel" | Instituto Anglo-Mexicano de Cultura Mexico City | 1985 |
"Loterías" | Galería Casa de Uruguay | 1984 |
"Aproximaciones Gráficas al Mundo de Juan Rulfo" | Galería Morandi | 1983 |
"De Poetas, Guerrilleros y Propietarios" | Galería Orfeo Catalá | 1983 |
"De Poetas, Guerrilleros y Propietarios" | Galería Taxco | 1983 |
"Aproximaciones Gráficas al Mundo de Juan Rulfo" | Galería Tierra Adentro | 1983 |
"La Pasión" | Galería Clemente Orozco | 1982 |
"Héroes Anónimos de la Revolución" | Casa de Cultura Niños Héroes | 1981 |
"Héroes Anónimos de America Latina" | Casa del Lago | 1981 |
"Tintas y Grabados Románticos" | Galería Acuarelas | 1980 |
"Héroes Anónimos" | Galería Amit | 1980 |
"La Cristiada" | Galería Firenze | 1980 |
"Héroes Anónimos Hispano-Americanos” | Galería Universitaria | 1980 |
"21 Estampas para un corrido de Renato Leduc" | Galería Casa de Nacho Orendain | 1979 |
"Héroes Anónimos de la Revolución Mexicana" | Galería Artes de Quito | 1978 |
"Dibujo y Grabado Romántico" | Galería Firenze | 1978 |
"Héroes Anónimos" | Galería La Mancha Blanca | 1978 |
"Nuevos Dibujos en el viaje" | Taller San Rafael | 1978 |
"Oleos, Dibujos y Goauches" | Galería Casa de Ronza Collignon | 1977 |
"Obra Gráfica" | Galería El Ático | 1976 |
Carteles del Zodiaco | Universidad de Villahermosa | 1974 |
Carteles del Zodiaco | Galería Municipal | 1972 |
"50 Dibujos de Sánchez Larrauri" | Instituto Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos | 1971 |
"Exhibición y Destrucción" | Galería Municipal | 1970 |
"Los Humores del Hombre" | Galería Arvil | 1969 |
"La Reina Americana" | Galería Frederick Martin | 1969 |
"Serie Cristeros" | La Galería | 1968 |
"Dibujos" | Downey City Hall | 1966 |
"Dibujos 1966" | Galería de Arte Mexicano Olga Dondé | 1966 |
Jornada de Estudiantes de Arquitectura | Casa de la Cultura Jalisciense | 1960 |
- Collective Exhibitions -
Exhibition name | Venue | Year |
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Salón de la Gráfica III | Instituto Cultural Cabañas | 1995 |
Colectiva de Invierno | Galería Línea | 1988 |
Desdibujando a Eros | Galería Línea | 1988 |
Cuatro Sueños a la Vista | Galería Línea | 1987 |
Un Texto con Pretexto | Galería Línea | 1987 |
Encuentros | Galería Rafael Matos | 1986 |
Inauguración | Galería Línea | 1985 |
Primera Bienal Nacional de Dibujo y Grabado | Casa de Diego Rivera en Guanajuato | 1984 |
Catorce Artistas Mexicanos bajo los Auspicios de John Houston | Galería Uno | 1984 |
Arte Objeto | Galería Anubis | 1983 |
Grabado Mexicano Contemporáneo: Cuba y Sudamérica | INBA | 1983 |
Salón Nacional de Dibujo | Palacio de Bellas Artes | 1983 |
Salón de Octubre | Casa de la Cultura Jalisciense | 1982 |
Gráfica Contemporánea de México | Palacio de Iturbide, Seguros América Banamex | 1982 |
Posada Now | The Mexican Museum | 1982 |
Salón de Octubre | Casa de la Cultura Jalisciense | 1981 |
Posada Now | Foro de Arte Contemporáneo | 1981 |
Taller María Izquierdo | Foro de Arte Contemporáneo | 1981 |
Héroes Románticos | Galería Solaris | 1981 |
Siete Artistas de Guadalajara | The Mexican Museum | 1981 |
Volviendo al Romanticismo | Galería Anubis | 1980 |
La Elite Irracional | Galería Firenze | 1979 |
La Amistad | Galería Firenze | 1979 |
Héroes Anónimos | Galería Marchand | 1979 |
Arte Erótico | Galería Nueva | 1979 |
De Panarte, Panamá, Panamá, Colectiva de Invierno | Galería El Sotano | 1978 |
Cuatro Puntos de Vista del Dibujo | Galería Los Turcos | 1978 |
Imágen acual de las Artes Visuales de Jalisco | Palacio de Bellas Artes | 1970 |
Arte de Jalisco | Plaza del Sol | 1970 |
Fiesta de Jalisco en Arizona | Phoenix Art Museum | 1967 |
Jornada de Estudiantes de Arquitectura | Casa de la Juventud | 1964 |
Nuevos Valores del Dibujo | Casa de la Cultura Jalisciense | 1963 |
Arte de Jalisco | Palacio de Bellas Artes | 1963 |
Short Biography

Alfredo Sánchez Larrauri was born in Mexico City in 1938 to Jorge Sánchez and Elvira Larrauri. He attended a militarised college, which may have played a role in his upbringing and influence his artwork latter on. He was notoriously different amongst his family and he could have been accused of being a rebel, hardly ever conforming to the status quo.
After his college years in Mexico City he moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, where he studied Architecture at Guadalajara University (1960-1964). While studying architecture, at the age of 21, he started drawing and painting professionally and took artistic advise from tutors Jorge Martínez and Olivier Seguin among others. He did not take formal art lessons. Instead he walked through Jalisco’s towns drawing people and any interesting sights he encounter in his surroundings.
As he perfected the art of drawing, he held his first exhibition at the Casa de la Cultura Jalisciense (1961), where he showed his work for four consecutive years (1960-1964). After completing his university studies he practiced architecture for several years.
After a few exhibitions, during his time at university, he was spotted by José Luis Cuevas (1934 - 2017), who took Larrauri under his wings and expressed about him the following: “I met a group of artist in Guadalajara, amongst them Alfredo Larrauri, magnificent drawer”.
Under the encouragement of Cuevas, Larrauri held his first major solo exhibition at Galería Mexicana de Arte in Zona Rosa, Mexico City (1966).
During that time, Larrauri met with writers such as Federico Campbell, Homero Aridjis, Carlos Monsivais, Luis Guillermo Piazza, Jorge Arturo Ojeda and Guillermo García Oropeza amongst others. He also met frequently with Eraclio Zepeda, with whom collaborated illustrating Zepeda’s Un tango para Hilvanando, a short tale about a tailor (Hilvanando), who falls in love with the tango dance and longs a trip to Río de la Plata, the birthplace of the popular dance. This short story is not unlike Larrauri’s, who became a highly enthusiast tango dancer and eventually fulfilled his dreams of visiting Argentina.
By the early seventies, he started to develop a more personal style and soon began to gain modest recognition. By 1974 he returned to Mexico City, where he remained the rest of his life. During much of his career he illustrated numerous magazines and publications in Mexico and beyond.
His work has been on display at approximately a hundred exhibitions —most of them self-conceived— between 1960 and 2004. He have had his work displayed in the USA, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Cuba.