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Antonio Saura    (Spanish, 1930-1998)

 Antonio Saura - Dame (Works on Paper (Drawings, Watercolors etc.)) h: 65 x w: 50 x d: 9 cm / h: 25.6 x w: 19.7 x d: 3.5 in
Antonio Saura
Dame 1956
 
  

Biography
1957 Grounded the group " El Paso " in Madrid; Is one of the first Spanish artists to use the Abstract Expressionism
1958 First prints
1960 Takes part of the group " Estampa Popular"
1960 Retrospective of paintings on paper and prints, organised by Eddy de Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1964 Commits himself to political action, which he continues until the end of the Franco period
1989 The Wiener Secession presents a retrospective of his works on paper
Self-taught painter who in 1953 visits Paris and joins the Surrealists
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