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Francisco Durrio de Madrón, known as Paco Durrio (22 May 1868, Valladolid - 30 August 1940, Paris)[1] was a Spanish sculptor, ceramicist and goldsmith; of French descent. He worked in the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles.

Life and work

His father was a basket maker from France and the family name was originally "Durrieu".[2] He received his initial training in Bilbao, then went to Madrid in 1881, where he trained with the sculptor, Justo de Gandarias [es]. In 1888, he moved to Paris; joining a group of artists centered around Paul Gauguin and, from 1893 to 1895, sharing a studio with him. During this time, he was largely involved with ceramics.

His first solo exhibit took place in 1896 and, in 1900, he participated in a major Modernist exhibition in Bilbao. In 1901, he moved into a studio in Montmartre, which was taken over by Pablo Picasso in 1904. That year, he built his own home nearby and installed a huge ceramic kiln. He would live there until 1939. He helped Picasso create his first ceramic works in 1905.[3]

After 1905, he began work on a memorial to the composer, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga but, rather than portraying the composer himself, he chose to depict the muse, Melpomene, playing a lyre. As a result, the statue was not erected until almost thirty years later, in 1933. Overall, the most positive criticism was reserved for his ceramics. He was also a devoted art collector; acquiring numerous works by his contemporaries, including a large number by Gauguin.

He died poor and almost forgotten in a Paris hospital. In 1945, after the war, a major retrospective was held at the Salon d’Automne and a large selection of his jewelry went on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[2] In 2013, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao held another retrospective that included pieces from his art collection.

References

Further reading

• Kosme de Barañano, Tomás Llorens: Francisco Durrio y Julio González. Orfebrería en el cambio de siglo (Colecciones del MNCARS). Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid 1997, ISBN 84-8026-077-7
• Maria Amezaga Massalleras: Paco Durrio: viviendo en París (Bilbainos Recuperados series). Muelle De Uribitarte Editores, Bilbao 2013, ISBN 978-84-939946-6-2
• Javier González de Durana, Miriam Alzuri, María Amezaga: Francisco Durrio (1868–1940). Sobre las huellas de Gauguin, Exhibition catalog. Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao 2013, ISBN 978-84-96763-43-2

External links

• More works by Durrio @ Euskadi
• More works by Durrio @ ArtNet

На других языках

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[de] Francisco Durrio de Madrón

Francisco Durrio de Madrón, bekannt unter dem Namen Paco Durrio, (* 22. Mai 1868 in Valladolid, Spanien; † 30. August 1940 in Paris, Frankreich)[1] war ein spanischer Bildhauer, Keramiker und Goldschmied französischer Abstammung. Sein Werk ist dem Symbolismus zuzuordnen und vertritt den spanischen Jugendstil, den Modernisme.

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- [en] Paco Durrio

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[es] Francisco Durrio de Madrón

Francisco Durrio de Madrón, más conocido como Paco Durrio (Valladolid, 1868 - París, 1940) fue un escultor, diseñador de joyas y ceramista español. Su obra participa de las corrientes simbolistas y está encuadrada en el modernismo.[1][2]

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[fr] Francisco Durrio de Madrón

Francisco Durrio de Madrón, plus connu sous le nom de Paco Durrio, né le 24 mai 1868 à Valladolid en Espagne et mort le 30 août 1940[1] à Paris en France, est un sculpteur espagnol.

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