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Jose Garcia OrtegaSeated Figurec.1970
c.1970
About the Item
This artwork titled "Seated Figure" c.1970 is an original color etching, aquatint and embossing on brown hand made paper by noted Spanish artist Jose Garcia Ortega, 1921-1990. It is hand signed and numbered 79/95 in pencil by the artist. The size is 20.15 x 20.15 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright, has never been framed.
About the artist:
José García Ortega (Arroba de los Montes, 1921 – Paris, 1990) was a painter and sculptor who joined the Communist Party. He was then sentenced to 10 years of prison in 1947; once acquitted, José Ortega attended the National School of Graphic Arts and the free Club of Fine Arts in Madrid. In 1953, he received a scholarship from the French government to study art. The work of Jose Garcia Ortega is held in collections worldwide,
He went back to Spain between 1954 and 1960. He then traveled to China and won some prizes. In 1958, he founded the group "Popular Prints". He was considered one of the major Spanish artists of the new generation. His art (painting, printmaking, drawing) received numerous awards. He exhibited in France and abroad (Paris, St. Louis, Toronto, Philadelphia, Turin, Rome, Zurich, Essen, Luxembourg, Brussels).
- Creator:Jose Garcia Ortega (1921 - 1990, Spanish)
- Creation Year:c.1970
- Dimensions:Height: 20.15 in (51.19 cm)Width: 20.15 in (51.19 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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