endure next to her husband. Romantic Period The "Romantic Period" (1986–1989), known as the "Epoca Romantica" in Spanish, follows, where Martínez lets go of her casual primitivism and ventures inside the creation of harmonious and sophisticated shapes and forms. Her compositions blend high-reality elements with flowers, fruits, and volcanoes. Her artwork is published to reflect the poetry of Salvadorean poet, Claudia Lars (actual name Carmen Brannon) in Tierra de Infancia. Final Period, the Current Period The "Current Period" began in the early 1990s, when Martínez had been developing a novel technique using acrylic colors and wax, enabling her to paint images of excellent transparency and accomplish that unique finishing. In her paintings of modern "still life" and other compositions, Martínez wished to express the abundance of this world at this point in time: the growth of people, traffic, the high production, lights, sounds, and everything that affects people in their ordinary lives. Recognition Martínez's artwork was made a part of the permanent collection of the Nassau County Museum of Art in New York in January 2010. "Teatro de Naranjas (Theater of Oranges) (1991) by Salvadoran Ana Maria de Martinez lives up to its title by presenting the subject matter of still life in a highly theatrical way" Alongside her artistic career, Martínez has received acknowledgments of her work, such as "Distinguished Visitor" by the mayor of Miami, Florida, USA; "Certificate of Appreciation" by the city of Coral Gables, Florida, USA for her participation in the development of art and culture. Moreover, her work has been successfully auctioned at prestigious galleries worldwide, such as Sotheby's and Christie's New York, among others. Sale of "Theater of Oranges" at Christie's New York: Thursday, May 19, 1994 [Lot 250] in LATIN AMERICAN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE AND PRINTS Sale of "Mandarines" at Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 17, 1995 [Lot 249] in Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Sale of "Dead Nature with Oranges and Grapes" at Christie's New York: Tuesday, November 21, 1995 [Lot 257] in Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Her works reside in museums and collections, such as the Duchess of Alba collection in Spain, the private collection of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, the permanent collection of contemporary painters of El Salvador in "Museo Marte" (the National Gallery of El Salvador) where she was featured as the "Artist of the Month" in February 2010, the exhibit "Latinas!" in