Juan Alcalde

JUAN ALCALDE (Madrid, 1918 - 2021).
"Characters".
Mixed media on paper.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 25 x 31 cm; 40 x 45 cm (frame).
Member of the Spanish School of Paris, Juan Alcalde was formed in the School of Arts and Trades of Madrid, in the Museum of Artistic Reproductions and in the Circle of Fine Arts entering, later, in the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1960 he travels to Paris, and in 1963 he participates in the collective "Artistes Espagnoles á París". Since then he exhibited his work regularly in Spain as well as in London, Zurich, Caracas, Sweden and Paris. His work is clearly marked by expressionism and metaphysical painting. Since his first exhibition, held in 1940, he has presented his work in various European and American cities. His painting is a national sign of contemporary art, and he represented Spain in official exhibitions in Paris, Caracas, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and London. He is represented, among many others, in the Museo del Dibujo Castillo de Larrés, in Huesca, the Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, the Museo de la Villa de Paris, the Saint Queen in France and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Madrid.