Jorge Aguilar-Agon was a contemporary romantic

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painter. He was born in

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in 1936 and worked from studios in France, Spain and England.

Biography

Jorge Aguilar-Agon was born in

in 1936, at the start of the

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. After attaining a

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, he left Spain for Germany and mixed with the

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circles of the Schwabinger Kunstkreis in Munich. He later moved on to France where he lived for a time in

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and St Germain des Pres in Paris. His first exhibition was held at the Medici Society in London. He has since had 10 world tours and over 182 individual

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. His paintings are now represented in private collections and museums all over the world and citations appear in several notable reference journals. He worked from studios in France, Spain and England. He spoke seven languages fluently and was a regular contributor to radio and television art programmes.

Style

Aguilar-Agon's style was romantic

. He described being influenced initially by the

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Impressionist and European

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movements, and subsequently by Parisian and German bohemian societies. He specialised in

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and

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Awards and recognition

Jorge Aguilar-Agon held the following appointments: * Life Fellowship of the

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(since 1980) * Director of the

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* Chevalier Ancient Order of the Academie Europeanne des Arts (Paris) In 2014 Jorge Aguilar-Agon was awarded the

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and given an honorary membership of the

in recognition of his long service to the Guild and his lifelong career as a professional artist.

Memberships

Aguilar-Agon was a member of the following institutions: * European Academy of Arts * Royal Association of Belgian Artists * Society and Council of European Art and of Aesthetics * Spanish Association of Artists, Painters and Sculptors *

New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (also referred to as the Wellington Art Society) was founded in Wellington in July 1882 as The Fine Arts Association of New Zealand. Founding artists included painters William Beetham (first president of the Ass ...

References

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