Antonio Saura Art

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...

Antonio Saura Atarés (Huesca, 1930 - Cuenca, 1998) "Autodafé" 1985. Oil and lacquer on cover, applied on board. 30 x 53 cm (44 x 67.5 cm) Signed and dated lower right: “Saura 8...

Antonio Saura Atarés (Huesca, 1930 - Cuenca, 1998). Untitled. 1968 Ink on paper 27 x 17 cm (49.5 x 41 cm). Signed in the lower right center "Antonio Saura 68". Provenance - Pri...

Antonio Saura Atarés (Huesca, 1930 - Cuenca, 1998) "Crucifixion". 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm. Signed, dated and titled in the central right area. Bibliography: - GUIGON, ...

Exhibition poster Color offset lithograph 1974 Signed in print Publisher: Pace Gallery, Columbus In great condition, marginal defects on edges

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Antonio Saura Atarés (Huesca, 1930 - Cuenca, 1998). Untitled (Overlay). 1974. Indian ink, gouache and colored chalks on illustrated book page. 19.5 × 30.1 cm (51 x 59,5 cm). Sig...

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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...

Antonio Saura Atarés (Huesca, 1930 - Cuenca, 1998). "Perro de Goya". 1981. Indian ink, gouache and pencil on paper. Signed and dated lower right: “Saura 81”. Provenance: - Priv...

Antonio Saura Atarés (Huesca, 1930 - Cuenca, 1998). Untitled (Overlay). 1974. Indian ink and gouache on illustrated book page. 26.2 × 19.8 cm. (67 x 46 cm). Signed and dated in ...

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...

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...