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Daniel Vázquez Díaz (January 15, 1882 – March 17, 1969) was a Spanish painter.

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 as Juan Gris, 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 and his relationship with his native province.

As a professor of mural painting in Madrid, Vázquez Díaz had among his students Salvador Dalí, Jorge Gallardo and Modesto Ciruelos. After the Spanish Civil War, he continued teaching such artists as Rafael Canogar, Agustín Ibarrola and Aaron Piña Mora.

Díaz's paintings are showcased at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid.[1] His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

External links

• Scholarly articles in English about Daniel Vázquez Díaz both in web and PDF @ the Spanish Old Masters Gallery

На других языках

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- [en] Daniel Vázquez Díaz

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[es] Daniel Vázquez Díaz

Daniel Vázquez Díaz (Aldea de Río Tinto —actual Nerva—, Huelva; 15 de enero de 1882 - Madrid; 17 de marzo de 1969)[1] fue un pintor español. Considerado un artista entre el realismo y el cubismo —también denominado por otros como neocubismo— fue un retratista y paisajista sobresaliente. Dentro de su obra destaca la decoración mediante frescos de unas salas del monasterio de La Rábida, en Palos de la Frontera, como una alegoría de carácter muy personal del descubrimiento de América.

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[fr] Daniel Vázquez Díaz

Daniel Vázquez Díaz, né le 15 janvier 1882 à Nerva en Espagne, et mort le 17 mars 1969 à Madrid, est un peintre espagnol.

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