Rafael Canogar
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The painter and sculptor Rafael Canogar is considered one of the leading figures of Spanish abstract art of the second half of the 20th century. After an initial artistic phase of figuration and naturalism, Canogar turned to informal abstraction.
- Born: 17 May 1935
- Place of birth: Toledo, Spain
- Nationality: Spanish
- Era: contemporary art
- Stylistic direction: Expressionism, abstract painting
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Rafael Canogar Print Figur in Landschaft
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Rafael Canogar Print Huldigung An Goya
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Exhibitions
- 26.02.21 - 31.12.21 Helga de Alvear Collection – Centro de Artes Visuales Helga de Alvear, Cáceres.
- 28.03.20 - 07.02.21 Rojo - Colección Mssa - Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, Santiago, Chile.
- 07.03.20 - 19.04.20 The Kuntsi Collection - Taidehalli - Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland.
- 20.10.2018 - 24.03.2019 Art without Guardinaship: The Salón Independiente in Mexico, 1968-1971 - MUAC Mexico City.
- 25.05.2017 - 22.07.2017 Rafaeal canogar. Ayer hoy - Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente, Fuenlabrada Madrid.
- 19.11.2015 – 14.02.2016 Abstracciones. Nueva York, París, Cuenca, México - Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexiko City.
- 17.09.2015 - 24.01.2016 The EY Exhibition: The World Goes Pop - Tate Modern, London.
- 26.09.2015 - 29.11.2015 Graphic Wars - Museum Of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
- 05.04.2014 - 01.06.2014 Fragmentaciones Gráficas. Rafael Canogar - Fundación Antonio Pérez.
- 07.03.2014 - 31.03.2014 Rafael Canogar. Ocho Maestros del Arte de Nuestro Tiempo - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Infanta Elena, Tomelloso.
- 14.11.2013 - 02.02.2014 La Abstracción de Rafael Canogar - Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia.
- 19.02.2010 - 31.08.2010 Conceptos. Seleccion de Fondos del Museo Vostell Malpartida - Museo Vostell, Malpartida de Caceres.
Awards
- 1969: Golden Palette Prize, Cagnes-sur-Mer.
- 1971: Itamarati Grand Prize, São Paulo
- 1972: Golden Sun Prize, Palma de Mallorca.
- 1982: Grand Prize of the International Triennial for Painting, Sofia.
- 1998: 'Cultura Viva 1998', Madrid.
- 2002: Tomás Francisco Prieto Prize, Madrid.
- 2003: Fine Arts Gold Merit Medal, Madrid.
- 2006: Culture Prize, Madrid.
- 2009: Ignazio Silote per la Cultura, Rome.
- 2009: Serigraph Prize of the Villa de Torre-Pacheco, Murcia.
- 2012: National Engraving Prize, San Fernando.
- 2017: Phoenix Art Prize of the Chinese National Academy of Painting and Art, Fenhuang.
- 2018: "Exceptional Medal for Cultural Merit" of Castilla-La Mancha Region.
- 2018: Award of the medal of honour by the Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores.
Literature
- Rafael Canogar. Ayer hoy, exhibition catalog, Centro de arte Tomas y Valiente (Publ.), Cerat, 2017.
- La abstraccion de Rafael Canogar, exhibition catalog, Institut Valencià d‟Art Modern (Publ.), Valencia 2013.
- Rafael Canogar: el paso de la pintura, Víctor Nieto Alcaide, San Sebastián 2006.
- Canogar : exposición enmarcada en el programa, Angela Saucar & Jenny F. Dodman, Madrid 2003.
- Las constantes artísticas de Rafael Canogar, Javier Tusell, Barcelona 1999.
- Rafael Canogar, Dypréau Jean, Crispolti Enrico, Cirlot Juan Eduardo, Romr 1962
Own Writings
- Rafael Canogar. Realidad y memoria 1992-2003, Rafael Canogar, Madrid 2003.
Collections
Brazil
- São Paulo - Museu de Arte Moderna mam
Germany
- Berlin - Neue Nationalgalerie
- Frankfurt am Main - Museum für Moderne Kunst MMK
- Hamburg - Hamburger Kunsthalle
Italy
- Bologna - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna MAMbo
Portugal
Spain
- Bilbao - Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
- Barcelona - Fundacio Sunol
- Barcelona - Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA
- Madrid - Conde Duque
- Madrid - Museo Reina Sofia
USA
- New York - The Museum of Modern Art MOMA
Weblinks
- Rafael Canogar Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.
- Official Website Detailled biography, artwork and exhibition overview.