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Rafael Canogar Art

Spanish, b. 1935
Rafael Canogar (Toledo, 1935), painter and engraver, is considered as one of the leading figures of Spanish Abstract Art. Between 1948 and 1953 he was a disciple of Daniel Vázquez Díaz and focused on the study of the avant-garde and evolved rapidly to an informalist abstraction. In 1957, Canogar founded with Antonio Saura, Manuel Millares, Luis Feito, Manuel Rivera, Pablo Serrano, Juana Francés, Antonio Suárez and José Ayllón the El Paso group. Between 1957 and 1960 they all defended the informalism as an expression of freedom in an attempt to enter Spain in the international framework. In 1960 he participates in the "New Spanish Painting and Sculpture" show at MOMA New York. In 1963, he starts a new stage in his life in which he gradually gets close to figuration with a rising narrative content. In works of this period we find new materials such as newspaper clippings and photographs his subjects are close to the human and the nature of objects. As the critic Vicente Aguilera says about the works of this stage: "The themes do not express opinions or reflect facts, but facts are human tragedies, are encoded images where the human, object and amount, become symbolic hierarchy". In 1971 he is awarded with the Grand Prize of the Bienal de São Paulo. After 1975 we find in his work a return to an abstraction that quickly becomes a new iconography that represents man as a plastic element through masks and faces. Notable from this period are his still lifes, city scenes and the heads of Julio González. In 1982 he was awarded the National Prize of Plastic Arts.
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Artist: Rafael Canogar
Spanish artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen collage n2
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Agua', 2003 silkscreen, collage on board 59.1 x 48.1 in. (150 x 122 cm.) Edition of 100 Unframed ID: CAN1030-098 Hand-signed by author _________________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Board, Screen

El Pensador (The Thinker), hand signed lithograph
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Aventura, FL
Color lithograph with photolithography. Hand signed lower right by Rafael Canogar. Hand numbered 62/75 lower left corner. Artwork size 22 x 29 inches. Frame size 30 x 37 inches. ...
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1970s Contemporary Rafael Canogar Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Spanish artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen collage n3
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Aire', 2003 silkscreen, collage on board 59.1 x 48.1 in. (150 x 122 cm.) Edition of 100 Unframed ID: CAN1030-099 Hand-signed by author _________________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Board, Screen

"Caracter" 1989 Original Signed Collage Silkscreen Spanish Artist 15/99 Abstract
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Carácter', 1989 silkscreen on paper 19.7 x 27.6 in. (50 x 70 cm.) Edition of 99 ID: CAN1205-010-001_1 Hand-signed by author
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20th Century Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Screen, Ink, Newsprint

Spanish artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen collage n1
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Fuego', 2003 silkscreen, collage on board 59.1 x 48.1 in. (150 x 122 cm.) Edition of 100 Unframed ID: CAN1030-096 Hand-signed by author ________________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Board, Screen

Los Juegos - Lithograph by Rafael Canogar - 2008
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Roma, IT
Los Juegos, Olympic Games Beijing 2008 is a mixed-colored lithograph realized by Rafael Canogar.  Edition of 260. Hand signed and numbered. This work belonging to the Suite "Olymp...
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Early 2000s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

El Herido, 1960's Spanish Avant Garde Political Screenprint Lithograph Signed
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Surfside, FL
The Wounded One (El Herido) from Violence (La Violencia) 1969 signed, dated and titled in pencil Dimensions: sheet: 22 1/16 x 30 1/16" (56 x 76.4cm) Rafael Canogar ( Toledo , 1935) is a Spanish painter, one of the leading representatives of abstract art in Spain. Disciple of Daniel Vazquez Díaz (1948-1953), in his first works he found a way to reach the avant garde and, very soon, to study abstraction deeply. He initially used a sculpture technique: with his hands he scratched or squeezed the paste that vibrated on flat colored backgrounds. It was a painting in which the initial gesture comes directly from the heart. At this point, Canogar embodied the best of painting material . In 1957 he founded with other artists the EI Paso group. With artists like Luis Feito, Manolo Millares, Pablo Serrano, Manuel Rivera and Antonio Saura, he begins the Spanish avant-garde movement and continues to do so until 1960. It is influenced by Action painting. They defended, between 1957 and 1960 , an informal aesthetic and the opening of Franco Spain...
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1960s Modern Rafael Canogar Art

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Screen

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print monotype n2
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Semana Santa II', 2018 monotype on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) 1st edition Unframed ID: CAN1030-108 Hand-signed by author ______________________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Monotype

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print lithograph n3
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Muro IV', 2019 lithograph on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) Edition of 25. B.A.T.: 1, P/A: 3 Unframed ID: CAN1030-112 Hand-signed by author ______...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print lithograph n4
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Estanque, 2019 lithograph on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) Edition of 50. B.A.T.: 1 Unframed ID: CAN1030-113 Hand-signed by author ______________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print monotype n1
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Semana Santa I', 2018 monotype on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) 1st edition Unframed ID: CAN1030-107 Hand-signed by author _______________________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Monotype

Spanish artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen collage n4
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Tierra', 2003 silkscreen, collage on board 59.1 x 48.1 in. (150 x 122 cm.) Edition of 100 Unframed ID: CAN1030-100 Hand-signed by author _______________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Board, Screen

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print monotype n3
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Semana Santa III', 2018 monotype on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) 1st edition Unframed ID: CAN1030-109 Hand-signed by author _____________________...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Monotype

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print lithograph n2
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Muro III', 2019 lithograph on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) Edition of 25. B.A.T.: 1, P/A: 3 Unframed ID: CAN1030-111 Hand-signed by author _____...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Spanish artist hand signed limited edition original art print lithograph n1
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Muro II', 2019 lithograph on dibond 13 x 39.4 in. (33 x 100 cm.) Edition of 25. B.A.T.: 1, P/A: 3 Unframed ID: CAN1030-110 Hand-signed by author ______...
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2010s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Los Juegos - Lithograph by Rafael Canogar - 2008
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Roma, IT
Artist proof out of the edition of 260, numbered and hand signed. Realized in occasion of the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Excellent conditions. Rafael Canogar Rafael canogar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Los Juegos - Lithograph by R. Canogar- 2008
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 260 prints, numbered and hand signed. Realized in occasion of the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Excellent conditions. Canogar Rafael Canogar was born in toledo ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Los Juegos - Lithograph by Rafael Canogar - 2008
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Roma, IT
Los Juegos, Olympic Games Beijing 2008is an original mixed-colored lithograph realized by Rafael Canogar. This work belonging to the Suite "Olympic Games Beijing 2008". Each work o...
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Early 2000s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Los Juegos - Lithograph by Rafael Canogar - 2008
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Roma, IT
Los Juegos, Olympic Games Beijing 2008 is a mixed-colored lithograph realized by Rafael Canogar.  Edition of 260. Hand signed and numbered. This work belonging to the Suite "Olymp...
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Early 2000s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

Rafael Canogar Spanish Artist Original Hand Signed silkscreen set, "Planos" 2007
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael Canogar (Spain, 1935) 'Planos', 2007, set of 5 silkscreen on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 10.9 x 8.3 in. (27.5 x 21 cm.) Edition of 75 ID: CAN-301 Hand-signed by author
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Early 2000s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Paper, Screen

Los Juegos -l Lithograph by Rafael Canogar - 2008
By Rafael Canogar
Located in Roma, IT
Los Juegos is an original mixed-colored lithograph realized by Rafael Canogar. This work belongs to the Suite "Olympic Games Beijing 2008". Each work of this portfolio is recognizab...
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Early 2000s Abstract Rafael Canogar Art

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Lithograph

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