Álvaro Delgado

Álvaro Delgado Ramos (Madrid, 1922 – 2016) was a prominent Spanish figurative painter and draftsman, recognized as a pivotal figure in post-war Spanish Expressionism. Trained at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, he co-founded the Segunda Escuela de Vallecas in the 1940s alongside Benjamín Palencia, capturing the harsh Castilian landscape with raw intensity. His artistic style is characterized by bold brushwork, structural vigour, and dramatic color contrasts that merge modern expressionist energy with classical Spanish traditions. Master of psychological portraiture, rustic still lifes, and thematic series—most notably his celebrated Crónica Astur—Delgado was elected to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1973 and awarded the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes.