Juan Genoves Art

Juan Genovés Candel (Spanish, 1930-) Painter, illustrator, and graphic printmaker engraver. He painted 'El abrazo' ('the embrace'), which became an emblematic poster during the Spanish political transition. He was born in Valencia in 1930. The son of Juan Genovés Cubells, an artisan whose family was close to the labor movement. His mother Maria Candel Muñoz came from a family of practicing Catholics. In 1946 Genovés studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia and then settled in Madrid. He set up the 'Los Siete' group together with other artists in 1949, and the following year he travelled to Madrid, where he was influenced by the works by Fra Angélico and Hieronymus Bosch in the Prado Museum. In 1957 he had his first solo exhibitions in the gallery Alfil, Madrid and in the Museo d'Arte Moderna, Havana. He is considered the most important representative of modern Spanish painting. His images, executed in a politically engaged, critical realism...

Juan Genoves (Spain, 1930-2020) 'Untitled', 1996 engraving, silkscreen on paper 15.8 x 11.9 in. (40 x 30 cm.) Edition of 150 ID: GEN1205-005-150_1 Hand-signed by author _____________...

ALL THE FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE SALE OF THIS WORK WILL BE DONATED TO CEAR NGO. Juan Genovés - ÉXODO (EXODUS) Date of creation: 2006 Medium: Giclée on BFK Rives paper Edition: 150 Si...