This is a fantastic original signed watercolor and ink on
paper painting by internationally acclaimed Surrealist artist JORGE
CASTILLO (Spanish, b. 1933), dated 1958.
This superb original watercolor is signed by the artist on
the front upper left "Castillo" and dated "58". It is in good condition,
measures 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" and is matted and framed for a total size of 14 3/4" x 17
1/2" (there is wear to the frame). PROVENANCE:
Galerie Krugier et Cie, Geneve; acquired in 1968. Authenticity is GUARANTEED. Shipping is $35.00 within the
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The Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor Jorge
Castillo was born in Pontevedra in the province of Galicia in
1933. At the age of one his family emigrated for political reasons to Argentina,
where Castillo spent his childhood and youth in Buenos Aires. In 1941 he
won a competition and got admitted to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Buenos
Aires. In 1948 he began an apprenticeship as a tracer and further educated
himself. An intense co-operation developed from the acquaintance with the
Argentinean artist Raquel Forner. In 1955 Castillo returned to Spain and
lived at first in Madrid creating surrealistic ink paintings and
gouaches which he presented at his first exhibition at the Galeria Altamira in Madrid in
1959. At the beginning of the 1960s Castillo moved to Barcelona, followed
by a two-year stay in Paris. By relocating his life to Geneva in
1966, which was interrupted by long summer stays in Boissano at the Ligurean
coast, he got the possibility to work with printed graphics. The following
years his most important series of etchings came into existence,. 'Die Welt des
Garcia Lorca' (1972) and 'Grands amants' (1973). In 1969 Castillo received a
scholarship from the DAAD and went to Berlin, where he broadened his
painting oeuvre. He did not return to Barcelona until 1975. Since the
beginning of the 1980s Castillo lived in New York and accepted orders
for public sculptures in La Coruna, Messina and Barcelona.
Jorge Castillo is counted among the most important Spanish artists of Surrealism
and has gained recognition in Europe, South America and the USA.
Since 1959 he received several exhibitions and took part in the Biennales in Sao
Paulo and Venice. His work was honored by the 'I. Internationale der
Zeichnung' in 1964 and received the Darmstaedter Preis fur Malerei in 1975.
