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Antonio Saura Art

Spanish, b. 1930
Antonio Saura (1930 – 1998) was a Spanish artist and writer, one of the major post-war painters to emerge in Spain in the fifties whose work has marked several generations of artists and whose critical voice is often remembered. He began painting and writing in 1947 in Madrid while suffering from tuberculosis, having already been confined to his bed for five years. In his beginnings he created numerous drawings and paintings with a dreamlike surrealist character that most often represented imaginary landscapes, employing a flat smooth treatment that offers a rich palette of colors. He claimed Hans Arp and Yves Tanguy as his artistic influences. The first appearances in his work of forms that will soon become archetypes of the female body or the human figure occur in the mid-1950s. Starting in 1956 Saura tackled the register of what will prove to be his greatest works: women, nudes, self-portraits, shrouds and crucifixions, which he painted on both canvas and paper. In 1957 in Madrid he founded the El Paso Group and served as its director until it broke up in 1960. Limiting his palette to blacks, grays and browns, Saura asserted a personal style that was independent of the movements and trends of his generation. His work followed in the tradition of Velasquez and Goya. Starting in 1959 he began creating a prolific body of works in print, illustrating numerous books including Cervantes’s Don Quijote, Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, Nostlinger’s adaptation of Pinocchio, Kafka’s Tagebucher, Quevedo’s Three Visions, and many others.
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original lithograph
By Antonio Saura
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 by Clot, Bramsen et Georges and issued in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist Times -- a radical...
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1960s Antonio Saura Art

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Lithograph

Serie Abierta
By Antonio Saura
Located in BARCELONA, ES
ANTONIO SAURA "Serie Abierta" 1989 Silkscreen on paper. Copy 48/99. Signed and justified in pencil. 75 x 104cm.
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1980s Abstract Antonio Saura Art

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Screen

Original Barcelona 1992 Olympic Poster by Antonio Saura for the XXV Olympiad
By Antonio Saura
Located in London, GB
He began painting and writing in 1947 in Madrid while suffering from tuberculosis, having already been confined to his bed for five years. In his beginnings he created numerous drawings and paintings with a dreamlike surrealist character that most often represented imaginary landscapes, employing a flat smooth treatment that offers a rich palette of colors. He claimed Hans Arp and Yves Tanguy as his artistic influences. He stayed in Paris in 1952 and in 1954–1955 during which he met Benjamin Péret and associated with the Surrealists, although he soon parted with the group, joining instead the company of his friend the painter Simon Hantaï. Using the technique of scraping, he adopted a gestural style and created an abstract type of painting, still very colorful with an organic, aleatory design. The first appearances in his work of forms that will soon become archetypes of the female body or the human figure occur in the mid-1950s. Starting in 1956 Saura tackled the register of what will prove to be his greatest works: women, nudes, self-portraits, shrouds and crucifixions, which he painted on both canvas and paper. In 1957 in Madrid he founded the El Paso Group and served as its director until it broke up in 1960. During this period Saura met Michel Tapié. During the 1950s he had his first solo exhibition at the Rodolphe Stadler Gallery in Paris, where he regularly exhibited throughout his life. Stadler introduced him to Otto van de Loo in Munich and Pierre Matisse in New York City, both of whom exhibited his work and represented him, and eventually his paintings were collected by major museums. Limiting his palette to blacks, grays and browns, Saura asserted a personal style that was independent of the movements and trends of his generation. His work followed in the tradition of Velasquez and Goya. Starting in 1959 he began creating a prolific body of works in print, illustrating numerous books including Cervantes's Don Quijote, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Nöstlinger's adaptation of Pinocchio, Kafka’s Tagebücher, Quevedo’s Three Visions, and many others. In 1960 Saura began creating sculptures made of welded metal elements which represented the human figure, characters and crucifixions. In 1967 he settled permanently in Paris, and joined the opposition to Francoist Spain. In France he participated in numerous debates and controversies in the fields of politics, aesthetics and artistic creation. He also broadened his thematic and pictorial register. Along with his Femmefauteuil (literally "Womanarmchair"), he also worked on the series "Imaginary Portraits",and Goya’s Dog...
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1990s Spanish Modern Antonio Saura Art

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Paper

Roland Garros French Open By Antonio Saura
By Antonio Saura
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Roland Garros French Open By Antonio Saura 1997 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 29.5 x 22.5 inches ( 75 x 57 cm ) Image Size: 29.5 x 22.5 inches ( 75 x 57 cm ) Edition S...
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1990s Contemporary Antonio Saura Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Roland Garros 1997
By Antonio Saura
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Exhibition poster Color offset lithograph 1974 Signed in print Publisher: Pace Gallery, Columbus In great condition, marginal defects on edges
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1970s Antonio Saura Art

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Lithograph

Roland Garros 1997
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Tu cabello es amarillo
By Antonio Saura
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Antonio Saura Tu cabello es amarillo 1962 Silkscreen on fine white Vélin paper Signed in pencil and dated Number 63/85 77,50 x 55 cm Edited by José Ayllón Catalogue raisonné of grap...
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1960s Abstract Antonio Saura Art

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Screen

"Aquella tarde al verse en el espejo" by Antonio Saura, Black and Grey Abstract
By Antonio Saura
Located in Köln, DE
Screenprint by Antonio Saura "Aquella tarde al verse en el espejo.." from "Diversaurio", 1962 77,5 x 55,2 cm Copy 52 Edition of 85 Antonio Saura (Hue...
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1960s Abstract Antonio Saura Art

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Screen

"El patito feo" by Antonio Saura, Abstract Print, Duckling, Blue, Bright Colors
By Antonio Saura
Located in Köln, DE
Color lithgraph by Antonio Saura "El patito feo", 1997 65 x 50 cm Copy 186/250 Edition of 285 Antonio Saura (Huesca, Spain 1930–1998 Cuenca) found his...
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1990s Abstract Antonio Saura Art

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Lithograph

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Antonio Saura-Dark Figure with Hat-10.75" x 8.5"-Lithograph-1967-Contemporary
By Antonio Saura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Derives from a publication of 33 first edition lithographs in four colors, all completed for the final (6th) edition of The Situationalist Times: International Parisian Edition, prod...
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20th Century Antonio Saura Art

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Antonio Saura (Spanish) Original Screenprint
By Antonio Saura
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed and numbered 23/50 in it's original frame. Image size 12" x 21.5". Framed 19 1/4" x 28 7/8".
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1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Antonio Saura Art

Antonio Saura (Spanish) Original Screenprint
Antonio Saura (Spanish) Original Screenprint
H 19.25 in W 28.88 in D 0.75 in

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