José Aguiar or José Aguiar García (born 1895 (Santa Clara, Cuba), died 1976 (Madrid))[1] was a painter and muralist from La Gomera.
Aguiar was born in Cuba in 1895 but his family returned to Agulo, La Gomera a few months later in 1896[1] where he was baptised.[2] He went to school in La Laguna and studied law in Madrid for two years before moving to the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1916, studying under José Pinazo Martínez.
His main residence was Madrid from 1924 onwards although he moved for a period to Florence in 1930 and had a spell as Professor of Drawing at the School of Arts and Crafts in Seville from 1933.[1] In 1947 he set up his studio in Pozuelo de Alarcón.
As well as producing numerous paintings, he also painted murals in several religious buildings in the Canary Islands and the Spanish mainland.[2] He was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.[2]
His house on Calle de la Seda, Agulo, a good example of eighteenth century Canarian architecture, was purchased by the municipal council and restored at a cost of 470,000 Euro as a part of the regeneration project of the municipality of Agulo. It was turned into a museum, library, artist studio and exhibition space.[2][3][4][5]
Selected works
Murals by Aguiar in the Basilica of Candelaria
Mujeres del sur (Women of the south) - Gold Medal, National Painting Exhibition, Barcelona, 1929
Romaria de San Juan, Cabildo of La Gomera, 1924
Frescoes in the Basilica of Candelaria, Tenerife such as El milagro de los panes y los peces (Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes), 1962
Friso Isleño (Islander Frieze), Casino de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1934[6]
Muja Canaria (Canarian woman), 1950s
Maternidad O Desnudo (Maternity or Naked), 1946
La pescadora, Collection of the City of London Corporation[7]
References
Museo Historico de las Artes en Canarias
Information board outside Casa de José Aguiar, 2016
The house of painter Jose Aguiar hosts the exhibition 'The Boys Managua'
The painter Jose Aguiar's house will host an exhibition of the former mayor Inocencio Rodriguez Guanche
OPINION - SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Thursday March 13, 2008
VIERNES, 4 DE JUNIO DE 2010 - Friso Isleño, sur
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