Juan de Avalos

JUAN DE ÁVALOS GARCÍA-TABORDA (Mérida, 1911 - Madrid, 2006).
"Coquette".
Bronze and marble. Exemplary 57/200.
Damaged marble base.
Signed and justified.
Measurements: 15 x 17 x 5 cm; 3 x 17 x 7 cm (base).
Juan de Avalos began his training very early. At the age of six he was a student of Don Juan Carmona, parish priest of the Church of Santa Eulalia, who taught him and three other children to draw. Ávalos' family moved to Madrid shortly after that, as his father's eyesight deteriorated. In Madrid, Ávalos' father showed his son's drawings to painter Manuel Benedito. The famous artist was surprised to see the quality of a child's work. He did not believe that a child could draw so well. Convinced of the child's talent, he advised Ávalos' father to take his son to the Casón del Buen Retiro. He is recognized for being the author of Los amantes de Teruel in Teruel, Monumento a Luis Carrero Blanco in Santoña, Cantabria, his most important works are those of the Valle de los Caídos. Caído"), a majestic monument in Madrid where the body of Francisco Franco lay.