Valentin Vidaurreta is a Mexican artist who turned from painting to jewelry making in the early 1930s. He came from a wealthy family and began his career as a painter known in Mexican Cubist circles.
In 1931, Vidaurreta began working for jeweler Fred Davis at Sanborn’s department stores in Mexico City. He traveled frequently to Europe and Taxco, Mexico. In 1936, jeweler Hector Aguilar arrived there and the two became friends. When Aguilar opened his own workshop, Taller Borda, Vidaurreta supported it and worked there from the 1940s to the early 1950s.
Vidaurreta was inspired by the Baroque architecture of Taxco and Art Nouveau trends. He often used floral and natural motifs in his work.
In addition to working in other workshops, Vidaurreta created jewelry under his own brand. He also did architectural commissions in Taxco, including building a hacienda that he eventually bought and called home.
Vidaureta died suddenly of a heart attack in 1959.
