José Aguiar or José Aguiar García (born 1895 (

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), died 1976 (

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)) was a painter and muralist from

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. Aguiar was born in Cuba in 1895 but his family returned to

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, La Gomera a few months later in 1896Museo Historico de las Artes en Canarias
/ref> where he was baptised.Information board outside Casa de José Aguiar, 2016 He went to school in

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and studied law in Madrid for two years before moving to the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1916, studying under José Pinazo Martínez. His main residence was Madrid from 1924 onwards although he moved for a period to Florence in 1930 and had a spell as Professor of Drawing at the School of Arts and Crafts in Seville from 1933. In 1947 he set up his studio in

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. As well as producing numerous paintings, he also painted murals in several religious buildings in the

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and the Spanish mainland. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. His house on Calle de la Seda, Agulo, a good example of eighteenth century Canarian architecture, was purchased by the municipal council and restored at a cost of 470,000 Euro as a part of the regeneration project of the municipality of Agulo. It was turned into a museum, library, artist studio and exhibition space.

Selected works

Tenerife Candelaria Basilica de la Virgen IMG 4750

*'' Mujeres del sur (Women of the south)'' - Gold Medal, National Painting Exhibition, Barcelona, 1929 *'' Romaria de San Juan'', Cabildo of La Gomera, 1924 *Frescoes in the

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, Tenerife such as ''El milagro de los panes y los peces (Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes)'', 1962 *'' Friso Isleño (Islander Frieze)'', Casino de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1934 *''

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'', c. 1940 *'' Composición campo y figuras'', c. 1940 *'' Muja Canaria (Canarian woman)'', 1950s *'' Maternidad O Desnudo (Maternity or Naked)'', 1946 *''

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'', Collection of the City of London CorporationBBC Your Paintings
/ref> *''Lago'', c. 1950

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aguiar, Jose People from La Gomera 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Cuban male artists 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters 1895 births 1976 deaths Spanish muralists Cuban emigrants to Spain