La sala Christie's exhibe en Madrid una de las obras más importantes del pintor Antonio López (en la imagen) que será subastada el próximo mes de junio en Londres. - EFE An early highlight of this evening’s auction was Madrid desde Torres Blancas by Antonio Lopez (b. 1936) which sold for £1,385,250 / $2,760,803 / €1,744,030, becoming the most expensive work by a living Spanish artist sold at auction. Created over a period of six years between 1976-82, Madrid desde Torres Blancas is one of Antonio López García's finest urban views. This vast, imposing vista is a product of the painter's devotion to the world of sense and feeling, and his almost obsessional focus on the objects within it. Like many Spanish artists who came of age during the Franco era, López García is not widely known outside Spain, where his penetrating approach, as well as his exceptional skill, has singled him out as one of the country's most revered painters. The reason for his limited exposure to the international art world lies in his painstaking painterly process -- he can often take years, even decades, to capture his impressions of reality and the irredeemable passing of time. Madrid desde Torres Blancas is one such labour of love, a magnificent, sprawling panorama of Madrid that uses reality as the starting point for a celebration of the visual side of existence.
Norwegian:
Antonio López er en av de mest profilerte spanske kunstnerne og fikk i 1984 prinsen av Asturias kunstpris og i 2006 Valázuez prisen for moderne kunst.
Norwegian:
Antonio López er en av de mest profilerte spanske kunstnerne og fikk i 1984 prinsen av Asturias kunstpris og i 2006 Valázuez prisen for moderne kunst.
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