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1913 Milagros - 1999 Burgos. Known for: Murals, portrait, still live, landscape and religious themed painting.
Born in Milagros, in the province of Burgos, he moved to León with his family when he was a child. There, he held his first exhibition in 1931. Supported by his father, after finishing high school,... Read full biography
Born in Milagros, in the province of Burgos, he moved to León with his family when he was a child. There, he held his first exhibition in 1931. Supported by his father, after finishing high school, he travels to Madrid for a few months to see exhibitions and visit the Prado Museum. Shortly... Read full biography
Born in Milagros, in the province of Burgos, he moved to León with his family when he was a child. There, he held his first exhibition in 1931. Supported by his father, after finishing high school, he travels to Madrid for a few months to see exhibitions and visit the Prado Museum. Shortly afterwards, he obtained a scholarship to visit Italy, granted by the Provincial Council of León. As a consequence of the Spanish Civil War, he went to the Dominican Republic, where he remained until 1960. In... Read full biography
Born in Milagros, in the province of Burgos, he moved to León with his family when he was a child. There, he held his first exhibition in 1931. Supported by his father, after finishing high school, he travels to Madrid for a few months to see exhibitions and visit the Prado Museum. Shortly afterwards, he obtained a scholarship to visit Italy, granted by the Provincial Council of León. As a consequence of the Spanish Civil War, he went to the Dominican Republic, where he remained until 1960. In Santo Domingo, he started, together with other exiled artists, the National School of Fine Arts. During this period, he held exhibitions and projects in Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the United States. In 1951, the John Simon Guggenheim... Read full biography
Born in Milagros, in the province of Burgos, he moved to León with his family when he was a child. There, he held his first exhibition in 1931. Supported by his father, after finishing high school, he travels to Madrid for a few months to see exhibitions and visit the Prado Museum. Shortly afterwards, he obtained a scholarship to visit Italy, granted by the Provincial Council of León. As a consequence of the Spanish Civil War, he went to the Dominican Republic, where he remained until 1960. In Santo Domingo, he started, together with other exiled artists, the National School of Fine Arts. During this period, he held exhibitions and projects in Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the United States. In 1951, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation of New York awarded him a grant for a singular project: the creation of a large-scale mural for one of the main spaces of the United... Read full biography
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