Gerardo Rueda

GERARDO RUEDA SALABERRY (Madrid, 1926–1996).
Untitled.
Silkscreen print on paper. Edition 34/88.
Signed and numbered in pencil.
Measurements: 84.5 x 64.5 cm.
Considered one of the key artists of the second half of the 20th century, Rueda was a pioneer in introducing Informalism to Spain and co-founded the Museum of Abstract Art in Cuenca alongside Zóbel. He exhibited for the first time in 1949 in Madrid, and from that point on held more than sixty solo exhibitions in prestigious galleries in cities around the world. In 1960, he represented Spain at the 30th Venice Biennale, and has since participated in some two hundred group exhibitions. In 1995, he was named a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. His works are currently held in the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, the British Museum in London, the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Rufino Tamayo Museums of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, Caracas, and Barcelona, among others.