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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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Artist: Antonio Saura
Antonio Saura. Untitled. 1968. Ink on paper. 27 x 17cm.
Antonio Saura. Untitled. 1968. Ink on paper. 27 x 17cm.

Antonio Saura. Untitled. 1968. Ink on paper. 27 x 17cm.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

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...

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1960s Antonio Saura Art

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Paper, Ink

Roland Garros 1997

Antonio SauraRoland Garros 1997

$184Sale Price|20% Off

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

Antonio Saura. Autodafé. 1985. Oil and lacquer on cover, applied on board.
Antonio Saura. Autodafé. 1985. Oil and lacquer on cover, applied on board.

Antonio Saura. Autodafé. 1985. Oil and lacquer on cover, applied on board.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

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...

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1980s Antonio Saura Art

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Lacquer, Oil, Board

Antonio Saura. Crucifixion. 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm.
Antonio Saura. Crucifixion. 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm.

Antonio Saura. Crucifixion. 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

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, ...

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1960s Antonio Saura Art

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Paper, Ink

Antonio Saura. Untitled (Overlay). 1974. 19.5 × 30.1 cm. India ink.
Antonio Saura. Untitled (Overlay). 1974. 19.5 × 30.1 cm. India ink.

Antonio Saura. Untitled (Overlay). 1974. 19.5 × 30.1 cm. India ink.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

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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1970s Antonio Saura Art

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Chalk, India Ink, Gouache

Antonio Saura. Untitled (Overlay). 1974. India Ink. 26.2 × 19.8 cm.
Antonio Saura. Untitled (Overlay). 1974. India Ink. 26.2 × 19.8 cm.

Antonio Saura. Untitled (Overlay). 1974. India Ink. 26.2 × 19.8 cm.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

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 ...

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1970s Antonio Saura Art

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Chalk, India Ink, Gouache

Antonio Saura. "Perro de Goya". 1981. India ink, gouache and pencil on paper.
Antonio Saura. "Perro de Goya". 1981. India ink, gouache and pencil on paper.

Antonio Saura. "Perro de Goya". 1981. India ink, gouache and pencil on paper.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

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...

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1980s Antonio Saura Art

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Paper, India Ink, Gouache, Pencil

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