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Manuel Viola BIOGRAPHY
1919 Zaragoza - 1987 El Escorial, Madrid. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Manuel Viola was a Spanish artist who returned to Spain in 1949 after his exile. He was self-taught and had been in contact with many artistic and cultural groups during his youth. He joined the... Read full biography
Manuel Viola was a Spanish artist who returned to Spain in 1949 after his exile. He was self-taught and had been in contact with many artistic and cultural groups during his youth. He joined the avant-garde pictorial group El Paso in 1958 and began to develop a personal style of abstract painting... Read full biography
Manuel Viola was a Spanish artist who returned to Spain in 1949 after his exile. He was self-taught and had been in contact with many artistic and cultural groups during his youth. He joined the avant-garde pictorial group El Paso in 1958 and began to develop a personal style of abstract painting with a strong expressionist character and great attention to color. He was awarded numerous prizes throughout his life and exhibited in important galleries in Spain and abroad. After his death,... Read full biography
Manuel Viola was a Spanish artist who returned to Spain in 1949 after his exile. He was self-taught and had been in contact with many artistic and cultural groups during his youth. He joined the avant-garde pictorial group El Paso in 1958 and began to develop a personal style of abstract painting with a strong expressionist character and great attention to color. He was awarded numerous prizes throughout his life and exhibited in important galleries in Spain and abroad. After his death, anthological exhibitions of his work continued to be held in international galleries and museums. His work can be seen in the Reina Sofía Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Cologne, the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao, the Guggenheim in New York and Bilbao... Read full biography
Manuel Viola was a Spanish artist who returned to Spain in 1949 after his exile. He was self-taught and had been in contact with many artistic and cultural groups during his youth. He joined the avant-garde pictorial group El Paso in 1958 and began to develop a personal style of abstract painting with a strong expressionist character and great attention to color. He was awarded numerous prizes throughout his life and exhibited in important galleries in Spain and abroad. After his death, anthological exhibitions of his work continued to be held in international galleries and museums. His work can be seen in the Reina Sofía Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Cologne, the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao, the Guggenheim in New York and Bilbao and the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art in Cuenca, among many others.
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Manuel Viola was a Spanish artist who returned to Spain in 1949 after his exile. He was self-taught and had been in contact with many artistic and cultural groups during his youth. He joined the avant-garde pictorial group El Paso in 1958 and began to develop a personal style of abstract painting with a strong expressionist character and great attention to color.
He was awarded numerous prizes throughout his life and exhibited in important galleries in Spain and abroad. After his death, anthological exhibitions of his work continued to be held in international galleries and museums. His work can be seen in the Reina Sofía Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Cologne, the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao, the Guggenheim in New York ...But wait, there's more...
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