Manuel Fernandez Luque

MANUEL FERNÁNDEZ LUQUE, (Seville, 1919-Valencia, 2005).
"Las zurcidoras".
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Size: 84 x 130 cm; 105 x 148 cm (frame).
This work was presented in the 7th María Vilaltella Painting Competition.
Inscribed in the Spanish expressionism, Luque develops a flat brushstroke style, classical in its composition and modern in its technique. He studied at the universities of Santiago and Madrid, obtaining a doctorate in Pharmacy, and trained artistically at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in the capital. Throughout his career he has held several exhibitions, especially those held in galleries in New York, Chicago, Paris, Montpelier, Madrid and Valencia, as well as in the United States Embassy in Madrid. He has also taken part in artistic competitions, being awarded a prize for watercolour in Madrid, a medal at the Salón de Primavera in Valencia and a medal at the Armed Forces Exhibition in Madrid. His work is currently represented in the Army Museum in Madrid and the Museum of Monpellier in France, as well as in numerous private collections.