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Antonio Saura is a Spanish writer and painter, born in 1930.

He started painting at an early age, in 1947, while he was convalescent while fighting with tuberculosis, a disease that kept him immobile for more than 5 years. Antonio Saura started his artistic carrier in Madrid, and in 1953 he began spending long periods in Paris.

Initially attracted by surrealism, Antonio turned finally to what we call Baroque abstraction, which was a main characteristic of the Spanish group known as "El Paso", of which he was one of the founding members. A change took place in his use of color as well, he went from being very expressive in his use of colors in his early paintings and ultimately evolved towards a practically monochromatic style of painting with particular emphasis on grey.

Antonio Saura designed theater sets as well, for pieces such as "The House of Bernarda Alba" in 1963 and the opera "Carmen" directed by his brother.

Antonio Saura died in 1998 in the city of Cuenca.


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Print, Portrait IV, Antonio Saura

Portrait IV

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Sculpture, Nez, Antonio Saura

Nez

Antonio Saura

Sculpture - 51 x 64 x 1 cm

$5,647

Painting, Sans titre, Antonio Saura

Sans titre

Antonio Saura

Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$22,586

Print, Portrait XII, Antonio Saura

Portrait XII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait XI, Antonio Saura

Portrait XI

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait X, Antonio Saura

Portrait X

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait IX, Antonio Saura

Portrait IX

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait VIII, Antonio Saura

Portrait VIII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait VII, Antonio Saura

Portrait VII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait VI, Antonio Saura

Portrait VI

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait V, Antonio Saura

Portrait V

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait I, Antonio Saura

Portrait I

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I, Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,936

Print, Abierta 2, Antonio Saura

Abierta 2

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm

$2,484

Print, Portrait XIII, Antonio Saura

Portrait XIII

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Portrait II, Antonio Saura

Portrait II

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton III, Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton III

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,936

Print, Abierta 8, Antonio Saura

Abierta 8

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm

$2,484

Print, Hommage à Dora Maar I, Antonio Saura

Hommage à Dora Maar I

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,823

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Philippe II, Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Philippe II

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,936

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Don, Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Don

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,936

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton II, Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton II

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,936

Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 3, Antonio Saura

Hommage à Dora Maar 3

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,823

Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 3, Antonio Saura

Hommage à Dora Maar 3

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,823

Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 2, Antonio Saura

Hommage à Dora Maar 2

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$2,823

Print, Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I, II, III, Philippe II, Don (Complete suite), Antonio Saura

Une chair d'ombre, Melanchton I, II, III, Philippe II, Don (Complete suite)

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$13,552

Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite), Antonio Saura

Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite)

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$13,552

Print, Abierta 7, Antonio Saura

Abierta 7

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm

$2,484

Print, Abierta 6, Antonio Saura

Abierta 6

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm

$2,484

Print, Abierta 4, Antonio Saura

Abierta 4

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm

$2,823

Print, Danse du soleil, Antonio Saura

Danse du soleil

Antonio Saura

Print - 56 x 76 cm

$1,073

Print, Abierta 3, Antonio Saura

Abierta 3

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Print, Abierta 1, Antonio Saura

Abierta 1

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 cm

$2,033

Print, Abierta 10, Antonio Saura

Abierta 10

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 cm

$2,484

Print, El patito feo, Antonio Saura

El patito feo

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$903

Print, Contemplations 8, Antonio Saura

Contemplations 8

Antonio Saura

Print - 23.5 x 17.5 cm

$734

Print, Tagebücher, planche 51, Antonio Saura

Tagebücher, planche 51

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 54 cm

$1,242

Print, Tagebücher, planche 17, Antonio Saura

Tagebücher, planche 17

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 54 cm

$1,242

Print, Abierta 9, Antonio Saura

Abierta 9

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 x 1 cm

$1,807

Print, Kafka 8, Antonio Saura

Kafka 8

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 7, Antonio Saura

Kafka 7

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 6, Antonio Saura

Kafka 6

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 5, Antonio Saura

Kafka 5

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 4, Antonio Saura

Kafka 4

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 3, Antonio Saura

Kafka 3

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 2, Antonio Saura

Kafka 2

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Kafka 1, Antonio Saura

Kafka 1

Antonio Saura

Print - 39 x 53.5 cm

$1,468

Print, Abierta 9, Antonio Saura

Abierta 9

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 cm

$2,033

Print, Abierta 5, Antonio Saura

Abierta 5

Antonio Saura

Print - 75 x 104 cm

$2,033

Print, Frauen-Portraits mit Hut, Antonio Saura

Frauen-Portraits mit Hut

Antonio Saura

Print - 51 x 40 cm

$1,073

Print, Si Mi La Ré, Antonio Saura

Si Mi La Ré

Antonio Saura

Print - 60 x 40 cm

$2,191

Painting, Carmen, Antonio Saura

Carmen

Antonio Saura

Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$22,586

Print, Jardin des nations-Carla, Antonio Saura

Jardin des nations-Carla

Antonio Saura

Print - 74.8 x 55.8 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Print, Cuento collazos, Antonio Saura

Cuento collazos

Antonio Saura

Print - 60 x 39.5 x 0.2 cm

$1,242

Print, Cayetana, Antonio Saura

Cayetana

Antonio Saura

Print - 22 x 28 cm

Sold

Print, Retrato, Antonio Saura

Retrato

Antonio Saura

Print - 30.5 x 23 x 0.05 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Tète, Antonio Saura

Tète

Antonio Saura

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 1 cm

Sold

Print, Botones, Antonio Saura

Botones

Antonio Saura

Print - 70.4 x 50.2 cm

Sold

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Who is the artist?

Antonio Saura is a Spanish writer and painter, born in 1930.

He started painting at an early age, in 1947, while he was convalescent while fighting with tuberculosis, a disease that kept him immobile for more than 5 years. Antonio Saura started his artistic carrier in Madrid, and in 1953 he began spending long periods in Paris.

Initially attracted by surrealism, Antonio turned finally to what we call Baroque abstraction, which was a main characteristic of the Spanish group known as "El Paso", of which he was one of the founding members. A change took place in his use of color as well, he went from being very expressive in his use of colors in his early paintings and ultimately evolved towards a practically monochromatic style of painting with particular emphasis on grey.

Antonio Saura designed theater sets as well, for pieces such as "The House of Bernarda Alba" in 1963 and the opera "Carmen" directed by his brother.

Antonio Saura died in 1998 in the city of Cuenca.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Antonio Saura’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Somber Portrait Painters

When was Antonio Saura born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1930