Alfonso Sucasas

ALFONSO SUCASAS (Goiás, 1940–Ferreira, 2012).
Sketch for “As oferidas.”
Charcoal on paper.
Signed and titled in the lower margin.
Measurements: 55 x 37 cm; 67 x 48 cm (frame).

Alfonso Sucasas went beyond classic folkloric realism in his depiction of characters from Galician villages, as demonstrated in this ink drawing on paper.

One of the leading figures in Galician painting and considered one of the last classics of this discipline in Galicia, he has received numerous posthumous tributes, such as the retrospective at the Novacaixagalicia Cultural Center in Vigo. An unmistakable style and personal vision centered on Galician roots yet distanced from folkloric clichés defined his work. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts. He later continued his training in Madrid and traveled to Venezuela and Brazil, where he lived for several years. In 1968, he returned permanently to Galicia and pursued his career as a painter, initially focusing on socio-political themes before shifting his attention to depicting rural Galicia through gestural and expressionist painting.