Lorenzo Aguirre He was born in Pamplona in 1885, but When he was 3 years old, his family moved to Alicante.where did he meet the sea he painted many times In his paintings where he experienced his childhood and youth and learned how to use a brush, Lorenzo Casanova before completing his education Madrid San Fernando Academy and then in Paris. And where his family wanted his work to be kept, family collection with the most personal paintings and objectsHis donation was made public this Tuesday at the Gravina Museum of Fine Arts in Alicante.
HE mubag Received through the author José Luis Ferris -Great friend of the family, especially the poet from Alicante Francisca Aguirredaughter of a painter and her husband, who is also a poet Felix Grandealso her daughter guadeloupeThey were all already dead- 115 works of this painter, what was it Executed by Garrot in 1942 After his exile to France Francoist oppression Because of his connection with the government of the Republic.
HE Reina Sofia Museum Lorenzo Aguirre has many paintings and to this day Mubag kept only two: A portrait and poster of Moors and Christians. Now, 39 images, 73 drawings (mostly humorous), two postersYes, an illustrated story and a dozen personal belongings (easel, palette, cameras and diplomas) are part of the collections of the Alicante museum, “A real gift for the city of Alicante”As Ferris declared, and as Francisca Aguirre’s brother-in-law noted, “a moment of happiness” for the family.
Ignacio Grande Lara, Félix Grande’s brother and who has embraced the Aguirre legacy in recent years, stated the following: “pride” with “Get Lorenzo Aguirre’s work at Mubag” in response to the family’s request that “the work be concentrated in Alicante”. “One of the most interesting things I have been able to do in my life: save the work of Lorenzo Aguirre”It was recognized.
Next exhibition
On behalf of the director of Mubag, Jorge Soler“A lot exciting Retrieving Aguirre’s work decades later” the entire collection will be examined and restored -never exhibited outside the walls of the family home- An exhibition coming in 2025. The museum, which has prepared for this year with the donations it has received in the last three years, points out that Aguirre’s is one of the largest donated collections.
The Deputy of Culture is Juan de Dios NavarroHe thanked Ignacio Grande “for this gesture” generosity“It will make the museum and the city even bigger, which we will never forget,” he said, and reiterated that the collection would be handled like Soler. “with perfection and the greatest love” and invite the family representative to visit the upcoming exhibition curated by the Ferris and Mubag collection technician Maria Gazabat.
To collect
Gazabat, donated works Dated between 1904 and 1942It is mostly held on: oil but there are also watercolors and pencils, and he valued “the integrity of the set because of the elements it contains.” his most sincere workwith pictures done to his family, Sights of Alicante and Normandyeven his most cynical drawings”. There is no shortage in the collection religious works, still lifes and nudes and there are even two preliminary drafts A project that was never developed in 1931: Two scenes to decorate the ceiling of one of the rooms Alicante Provincial Council.
Legacy also contains a folder containing: 88 pencil drawings of his daughter JesusaFollowing in the footsteps of this “figurative” artist with French touches and Art Nouveau“He is versatile and reflects the reality of his time with his paintings,” said Gazabat.
José Luis Ferris emphasized that Aguirre: He is part of the generation of artists in the first third of the 20th century.Like Zuloaga, Vázquez Díaz or Emilio Varela in Alicante, “of excellent artistic quality” And worthy of many medals in different editions of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid, but “bloody forgetfulness.”
big project
Save your legacy Go to Alicante and get Let new generations know Aguirre’s artFerris added that this could be the “first stone” of a larger project and could result in the creation of a project like the one he suggested. “Silver Age interpretive center along with other names such as “of Alicante culture” Óscar Esplá, Gabriel Miró, Sempere, Azorín or Varelaand called on those institutionally responsible to work to achieve this.