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Daniel Vasquez Diaz BIOGRAPHY
1882 Nerva, Spain - 1969 Madrid, Spain. Known for: Hispanic figure, portrait and abstract landscape and seascape painting, ink drawing.
Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter. Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found Cubism* to be the ideal form of expression.... Read full biography
Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter. Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found Cubism* to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such as Juan Gris, he was not an intellectual cubist; he used external forms... Read full biography
Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter. Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found Cubism* to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such as Juan Gris, he was not an intellectual cubist; he used external forms and the morphology of cubism to redo his language, characterized by the use of sober and gray colors, and by the vigor of his planes. These characteristics give a special solemnity to his works,... Read full biography
Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter. Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found Cubism* to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such as Juan Gris, he was not an intellectual cubist; he used external forms and the morphology of cubism to redo his language, characterized by the use of sober and gray colors, and by the vigor of his planes. These characteristics give a special solemnity to his works, considered by some authors to be in the style of Zurbarán, and also similar to those of his compatriot, friend and contemporary Eugenio Hermoso, with whom he made his first studies in Seville and in Madrid. Among his works are the portraits of outstanding... Read full biography
Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter. Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found Cubism* to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such as Juan Gris, he was not an intellectual cubist; he used external forms and the morphology of cubism to redo his language, characterized by the use of sober and gray colors, and by the vigor of his planes. These characteristics give a special solemnity to his works, considered by some authors to be in the style of Zurbarán, and also similar to those of his compatriot, friend and contemporary Eugenio Hermoso, with whom he made his first studies in Seville and in Madrid. Among his works are the portraits of outstanding artists and Spanish intellectuals of the 20th century, such as Unamuno, as well as the frescos that he painted in the La Rabida M... Read full biography
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Daniel Vazquez Dias, Daniel Vazquez Diaz
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Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter. Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found Cubism* to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such as Juan Gris, he was not an intellectual cubist; he used external forms and the morphology of cubism to redo his language, characterized by the use of sober and gray colors, and by the vigor of his planes.
These characteristics give a special solemnity to his works, considered by some authors to be in the style of Zurbarán, and also similar to those of his compatriot, friend and contemporary Eugenio Hermoso, with whom he made his first studies in Seville and in Madrid.
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