Laxeiro

"LAXEIRO"; JOSÉ OTERO ABELEDO (Lalín, Pontevedra, 1908 - Vigo, 1996).
"Aldeana".
Ink on paper.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Certified by the Laxeiro Foundation.
Measurements: 14 x 10,5 cm; 26 x 20 cm (frame).

Born in Galicia, Laxeiro emigrated to Cuba with his parents, and there he worked in artisan tasks through which he approached the world of art, from engraving to glassmaking. For health reasons, he returned to Spain in 1925, and settled in Pontevedra. In 1931, thanks to a scholarship from the City Council of Lalín, he moved to Madrid to study at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. There he attended cultural gatherings and regularly visited the Prado. Back in Galicia, he made his individual debut in 1934, at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in Santiago de Compostela. He lived in Pontevedra until 1951, when he was invited to hold an exhibition in Buenos Aires, the city where he finally decided to settle. In the seventies he returned definitively to Spain, living between Pontevedra and Madrid, exhibiting all over Spain, already as a fully recognized author. His awards include the Medal of the Biennial of Pontevedra, the Castelao Medal of the Junta de Galicia and the Gold Medal of the City Council of Vigo. He has his own museum in that city, as well as a monographic room in the Castrelos Museum and a wide representation in all Galician museums, as well as in numerous private collections in Spain and America.