Antonio Guijarro

ANTONIO GUIJARRO GUTIERREZ (Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, 1923 - Madrid,2011).
"Woman dressing".
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower middle area. Titled on the back.
Measurements: 65 x 100 cm.
Antonio Guijarro began his artistic studies in Valencia, in the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos, in 1942. Two years later he moved to Madrid and continued his training at the School of San Fernando. He made his individual debut in 1951, at the Biosca Gallery in Madrid, and that same year he participated in the Salón de los Once. Since then he has held personal exhibitions in Spain, Sweden, USA, Portugal and Norway. His awards include the National Painting Prize (1954), the First Medal at the National Fine Arts of Barcelona (1957), the Juan March Foundation Scholarship (1958) and the Bronze Medal at the Biennial of Alexandria (1968), among others. He is represented in important collections around the world, such as the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the Modern Art Museums in Cairo, Lisbon and Venice, the Collector Gallery in Miami, the Irosuke Batanuki in Kobe (Japan) and the International Graphic Society in New York.