Francisco López Hernández
Francisco López Hernández (born April 28, 1932 in Madrid ; † January 8, 2017 there ) was a Spanish sculptor and draftsman .
Life
As the son of a goldsmith, he was already in contact with artistic work as a child. His brother, the Spanish sculptor Julio López Hernández (* 1930) was married to the painter Esperanza Parada (* 1928).
Francisco López Hernández studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid with José Capuz . In 1960 he married the painter Isabel Quintanilla (* 1938) and from 1969 taught at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.
Close friends were the Spanish painter Lucio Muñoz (1929 to 1998), his wife, the painter Amalia Avia (1930 to 2011) and the painter Antonio López Garcia (* 1936), married to the painter María Moreno (* 1933). With the Madrid-based, realistic painters Eduardo Naranjo (* 1944), Carmen Laffón (* 1934), Cristóbal Toral (* 1940), José Hernández (1944–2013), Daniel Quintero (* 1949), Félix de la Concha (* 1962), Menéndez Morán (* 1956), Carlos Díez Bustos (* 1959) and the painter and photographer José Manuel Ballester (* 1960) they were known.
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Sculptures in public space (selection)
- 2008 Pablo Ruiz Picasso in front of the house where he was born, Plaza de La Merced, Málaga
- 2004 Monument to Charles III. Plaza del Castillo on Avenida de Carlos III, Pamplona
- 2004 Monument to José Antonio Aguirre and Lecube Street Ercilla, Bilbao
- 2005 Monument to Blas de Otero , Bilbao
- 2001 Monument to Josemaría Escrivá , central building of the University of Navarre
- 1998 Tribute to the agent at Madrid Atocha train station
- 1988 Monument to Enrique Tierno Galván Park of the Planetarium in Madrid
- Monument to Velazquez , Madrid
- Mujer en la fuente , Logroño
- 1965 Relief of Madrid , Complutense University of Madrid , in collaboration with Rafael Moneo
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1996 Centro Culturas Conde Duque, Madrid
- 1993 Brockstedt Gallery , Hamburg
- 1984 Ayuntamiento de Logroño, La Rioja
- 1974 Herbert Meyer-Ellinger Gallery, Frankfurt
- 1973 Kunsthalle Kiel , Kiel
- 1970 Buchholz Gallery, Munich
Group exhibitions (selection)
1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
Works in collections (selection)
- Museo Reina Sofía , Madrid
- British Museum , London
- Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Gent) , Belgium
- National Gallery (Berlin) , Berlin
- New Pinakothek , Munich
- Hamburger Kunsthalle , Hamburg
Awards
- 1966 scholarship from the Juan March Foundation
- 1958 Award from Tomás Francisco Prieto
literature
- Magical Realism in Spain Today: Antonio Lopez Torres, Antonio Lopez Garcia, Amalia Avia, Maria Moreno, Isabel Quintanilla, Julio L. Hernandez, Francisco Lopez; 10. 9. - 28. 10. 1970, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, 1970
Web links
William Dyckes: New Spanish Realists Art International, 1973 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.larazon.es/cultura/muere-francisco-lopez-hernandez-escultor-del-grupo-de-los-realistas-de-madrid-HA14270007
- ↑ escultura urbana.Retrieved April 3, 2013
- ↑ image and art ( Memento of May 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on February 10, 2016
- ↑ El Pais Picasso in front of the house where he was born.Retrieved April 3, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | López Hernández, Francisco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | López, Francisco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish sculptor and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2017 |
| Place of death | Madrid |