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Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish
As a professor of mural painting in Madrid, Vázquez Díaz had among his students
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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 Art competitors at the 1948 Summer Olympics Spanish emigrants to France {{Spain-painter-stub
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Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
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Biography
Born in Nerva, Spain, Vázquez Díaz settled in Paris in 1918, where he found cubism to be the ideal form of expression. Unlike other artists such asJuan 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 g ...
, 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, as well as the frescos that he painted in the La Rabida Monastery in 1930, dedicated to Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italians, Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four Spanish-based voyages across the At ...
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), known as Salvador Dalí ( ; ; ), was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, ...
, Jorge Gallardo and Modesto Ciruelos. After the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
, he continued teaching such artists as Rafael Canogar, Agustín Ibarrola
Agustín Ibarrola (18 August 1930 – 17 November 2023) was a Spanish painter and sculptor.
Biography
Ibarrola was born in Basauri, Biscay, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. In 1948, the Delegation of Bi ...
and Aarón 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 officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
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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 Art competitors at the 1948 Summer Olympics Spanish emigrants to France {{Spain-painter-stub