El Cine
Antonio Saura (1930-1988)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1963
Materials
Watercolour on paper glazed in a wooden frame
Measurements
680 mm (Height); 980 mm (L); 870 mm (Height); 1170 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813631
Caption
Sir George Labouchere bought this painting from the El Paso group while he was the British Ambassador in Spain during the reign of General Franco.
Summary
Collage and watercolour on paper, El Cine by Antonio Saura (1930-1988). Colour cut-out picture of crowds placed on a black cinema screen. Below an abstract mass of people in black on cream paper.
Provenance
With Galeria Juana Mordo, Madrid. Sir George Labouchere collection.
Marks and inscriptions
MACARRON S.A of Madrid (dealer's label pasted on reverse)
Makers and roles
Antonio Saura (1930-1988), artist