”ABSTRACTION”. OIL ON CANVAS. SIGNED. MARTÍNEZ NOVILLO, CIRILO (MADRID, SPAIN, 1921-2008).
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Reference: Z6264
“Abstraction”. Oil on canvas. Signed (bottom right corner). MARTÍNEZ NOVILLO, Cirilo (Vallecas, Madrid, 1921 – Madrid, 2008). Cirilo Martínez Novillo was a painter from Madrid who began his training in the capital (School of Arts and Trades, Libertarian Athenaeum of the People of Vallecas during the Civil War, Higher School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving at the National Library), beginning during the time of the conflict his first artistic works in the world of literature. At the end of the war, he was imprisoned for a year, at which time he devoted himself entirely to painting. In the 40s he went from setting up his first studio and focusing his work on figures and still lifes, with his first solo exhibition in 1942, to becoming known by critics at the end of the decade; the 50s were very important in his pictorial training, he toured Spain and presented his work in several national and international exhibitions, in addition to being from these years when he was framed within the "School of Madrid" (he presented many collective works together with other members of the same, such as Álvaro Delgado, Luis García Ochoa, Agustín Redondela, etc.). A scholarship from the French Institute in Madrid allowed him to travel to Paris for the first time in 1953, where he became acquainted with the paintings of masters such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Braque and Cézanne. In 1960 he obtained another scholarship from the Juan March Foundation, returning to Paris and settling in the city for several years, reflecting in his work an aesthetic transformation that brought his painting closer to a language closer to abstraction, also modifying his concept of light. He has received numerous awards (Painting Prize at the II Hispano-American Biennial in 1953 in Havana, Cuba; in 1962 he obtained First Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts; in 1999 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Arte-Santander Fair in recognition of his artistic career, etc.) and his work has been seen all over the world (Madrid, Paris, Zurich, New York, Barcelona, Santander, Oviedo, Zaragoza, etc.). His paintings are held in important private collections and prominent institutions such as the Banco Santander Collection, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Albacete, the Mapfre Foundation, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao and Oviedo, the Telefónica Collection, the AENA Foundation, etc.
· Size: 50 x 61 cm; 69 x 79,5 cm (marco).
4.000 €