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 Francés, Esteban (1913 - 1976)
Spain

Paisaje Surrealista, 1946

Mixed media on carboard;
35.5 x 54 cm
Surrealism

UID 102-203



Biography

Painter and stage designer, his family went to live in 1925 in Barcelona, where he studied Law and Painting at the La Lonja art school. In 1935, he met Oscar Domínguez and, in 1936, he participated in the Exposició Logicofobista. The few works he produced before the war are Surrealist and strongly influenced by Dali. In 1937, he went into exile in France where he soon joined the Surrealist group. With the starting of the Second World War, he went to Mexico and later to the United States. In New York, he had an important role as a bridge between Surrealism and Action Painting. Later, he became well known for his stage designs for ballet.



Exhibitions

Esteben Frances. Paintings and Drawings
Durlacher Brothers Gallery, USA
01-01-1944 ~ 30-12-1944

Esteban Frances 1913-1976
Salas de la Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
01-01-1997 ~ 30-11-1997

Ismos. Arte de vanguardia (1910-1936) en Espana
Galeria Guillermo de Osma, Spain
01-05-1996 ~ 30-06-1996

El Ampurdan, Tierra de Artistas 1859-1968
Palácio Velazques, Spain
01-11-1995 ~ 31-01-1996

Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal
27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000

Esteban Frances 1913-1976
Instituto Leonés de Cultura, Spain
01-05-1996 ~ 01-07-1996

Esteban Frances 1913-1976
Fundación Eugenio Granell, Spain
01-05-1996 ~ 01-07-1996

Fernando Lemos e o Surrealismo - Colecção Berardo
Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
08-07-2006 ~ 31-01-2007

Berardo Museum Opening
Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal
25-06-2007 ~ 24-08-2008


Bibliography

Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000
Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém
ISBN 972817652X

Esteban Frances 1913-1976, 1997
Published by Sala de Plaza de España

Fernando Lemos e o Surrealismo – Colecção Berardo, 2006
Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas
ISBN 9728902034

Ismos. Arte de vanguardia (1910-1936) en España, 1996
Published by Galería Guillermo de Osma







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