Xavier Martínez

Who was Xavier Martínez?

Xavier Timoteo Martínez was a California artist active in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was born in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and, after becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States, died in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Martinez was a founder of the California Society of Artists and associated with well-known artists of the era, including Francis McComas, Childe Hassam and Arthur Mathews.