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Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter.
As a professor of mural painting in Madrid, Vázquez Díaz had among his students 
Díaz's paintings are showcased at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the
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1882 births 1969 deaths People from the Province of Huelva 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish portrait painters Olympic competitors in art competitions Spanish emigrants to France {{Spain-painter-stub
Biography
Born inNerva, Spain
Nerva is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Huelva, southern Spain.
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, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found cubism to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such as Juan Gris
José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris (; ), was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic ge ...
, he was not an intellectual cubist; he used external forms and the morphology of cubism to redo his language, characterized by the use of sober and gray colors, and by the vigor of his planes.
These characteristics give a special solemnity to his works, considered by some authors to be in the style of Zurbarán, and also similar to those of his compatriot, friend and contemporary Eugenio Hermoso, with whom he made his first studies in Seville and in Madrid. Among his works are the portraits of outstanding artists and Spanish intellectuals of the 20th century, such as Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864 – 31 December 1936) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of Salamanca.
His major philosophical essa ...
, as well as the frescos that he painted in the La Rabida Monastery in 1930, dedicated to Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
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* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
and his relationship with his native province.
As a professor of mural painting in Madrid, Vázquez Díaz had among his students Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...
, Jorge Gallardo and Modesto Ciruelos. After the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...
, he continued teaching such artists as Rafael Canogar
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, Agustín Ibarrola
Agustín Ibarrola (born 1930) is a Spanish Painting, painter and sculptor.
He was born in Basauri, Biscay, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
In 1948, the Delegation of Biscay and the city council of Bilba ...
and Aaron Piña Mora.
Díaz's paintings are showcased at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
.
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Scholarly articles
in English about Daniel Vázquez Díaz both in web an
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Spanish Old Masters Gallery
1882 births 1969 deaths People from the Province of Huelva 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish portrait painters Olympic competitors in art competitions Spanish emigrants to France {{Spain-painter-stub