Josep Renau
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Josep Renau Berenguer | |
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Born | 11 May 1907 Valencia, Spain |
Died | 11 November 1982 East Berlin, Germany |
Nationality | Spanish |
Education | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos |
Known for | Painting, Mural, Graphic design, Photomontage |
Notable work | Tropic (1945), The American Way of Life (1952-1966) |
Spouse(s) | Manuela Ballester |
Josep Renau Berenguer (17 May 1907 — 11 November 1982) was an artist and communist revolutionary notable for his propaganda work during the Spanish Civil War. Among his production, it is remarkable his art deco period, his political propaganda during the Spanish Civil War, the photomurals of the Spanish Pavilion in the International Exhibition of 1937 in Paris, a series of photomontages titled Fata Morgana or The American Way of Life, and murals and paintings made in Mexico such as Tropic, dated in 1945.
Josep Renau. Tropic, 1945. Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid. Long term-loan from a Private Collection
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1982 deaths
- Spanish artists
- Spanish emigrants to East Germany
- Exiles of the Spanish Civil War