Juan Genovés

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Juan Genovés was a Spanish painter and graphic artist renowned for his politically charged, figurative works that powerfully depicted crowds and themes of repression and democracy during and after the Franco era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish artist
graphic artist
human
painter
activeInPeriod Francoist Spain
Spanish transition to democracy
awardReceived Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas de España
birthName Juan Genovés Candel
child Pablo Genovés
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateOfBirth 1930-05-31
dateOfDeath 2020-05-15
educatedAt Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia
fieldOfWork graphic art
painting
genre figurative painting
politically engaged art
hasWorkExhibitedAt Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
linked to: Reina Sofía Museum

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Madrid
hasWorkInCollection IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
linked to: Reina Sofía Museum
influencedBy Franco dictatorship
linked to: Francoist Spain

Spanish Civil War context
languageOfWork Spanish
memberOf Equipo Crónica
Equipo Realidad
Grupo Hondo
movement figurative art
political art
name Juan Genovés
nationality Spanish
notableFor depictions of crowds
themes of democracy
themes of repression
notableWork El Abrazo
La multitud
placeOfBirth Valencia
placeOfDeath Madrid
politicalPosition anti-Francoist
pro-democracy
residence Madrid
spouse Amparo Segarra
styleCharacteristic aerial views of crowds
high contrast compositions
use of photographic resources
workFocusedOn collective human behavior
political repression in Spain
struggle for democracy in Spain

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