Antonio Saura

Antonio Saura (Spain, 1930–1998). Born in Huesca, he began his artistic career in Madrid in 1947. Influenced by Arp and Tanguy, he worked in painting and drawing, as well as writing and creating set designs for theater, ballet, and opera.

His early works were characterized by a surrealist and dreamlike style, featuring imaginary landscapes and a broad color palette. In 1971, he temporarily abandoned painting on canvas to focus on drawing and painting on paper, returning to canvas in 1979. In 1983, he created the portrait series "Dora Maar" or "Dora Maar Visited". His work was also linked to his reflections on politics, aesthetics, and artistic creation.

After visiting Paris on several occasions, he settled there in 1967 and joined the opposition to Franco’s dictatorship. His work is part of the collections of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate Modern, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.