Ángel García Carrió

ÁNGEL GARCÍA CARRIÓ (Gijón, 1886 - Barcelona, 1972).
"Asturian musicians".
Charcoal on paper.
Measurements: 25 x 20 cm; 42 x 36 cm (frame).
Son of the outstanding poster artist Julio García Mencía, he began his training with his father. Then he enters the School of Arts and Crafts of Gijón, to continue his studies in the Special School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving of Madrid. He was a disciple in Asturias of his uncle, the painter Antonio García Mencía, and in Madrid of Antonio Muñoz Degrain and José Moreno Carbonero. He exhibited for the first time in 1906 at the General Exhibition of Fine Arts, and years later at the Ateneo Jovellanos de Gijón. His painting can be defined as postimpressionist and intimist. His luminous landscapes are part of Catalan post-impressionism, fundamentally influenced by Olot: rapid brushstrokes and light effects intended to give volume to objects. His mastery of drawing also stood out. In 1909 he was awarded a poster prize in Santander, and a second class diploma at the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. He did not make many individual exhibitions, but he did participate in several National Salons. He is represented in the MACBA, the Fine Arts of Santander and Oviedo and in the Jovellanos Museum of Gijón.