Rafael Canogar

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Rafael Canogar is a prominent Spanish painter and sculptor associated with the El Paso group, known for his evolution from informalist abstraction to politically charged figurative work.

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instanceOf Spanish artist
human
painter
sculptor
activeIn 20th century
21st century
artisticMovement Informalism NERFINISHED
abstraction
figurative art
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateOfBirth 1935-05-17
familyName Canogar NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork painting
sculpture
genre abstract art
figurative painting
political art
social realism
givenName Rafael NERFINISHED
hasSubjectMatter human figure
political repression
social conflict
hasWorkType mixed media
painting
relief sculpture
influencedBy European abstract art
Spanish informalist painting
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf El Paso group NERFINISHED
movement El Paso group NERFINISHED
name Rafael Canogar NERFINISHED
nationality Spanish
notableFor evolution from informalist abstraction to politically engaged figurative painting
participation in the Spanish avant-garde after the 1950s
transition from non-figurative to figurative art with social content
notableWork politically charged figurative compositions from the late 1960s and 1970s
occupation painter
sculptor
placeOfBirth Toledo, Spain NERFINISHED
residence Madrid, Spain NERFINISHED
style expressionist figuration
informalist abstraction
workPeriod 1950s–1960s informalist phase
late 1960s–1970s political figurative phase
later abstract and relief-based works

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