Santiago Estruga

SANTIAGO ESTRUGA ALIAGA (Mequinenza, Zaragoza, 1910 – Barcelona, 2003).
“River.”
Oil on táblex.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 22 x 27.5 cm; 38 x 45 cm (frame).

Estruga held his first solo exhibition in 1947 at the Velasco Gallery in Barcelona, and since then he has held numerous exhibitions in Spain as well as in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Brazil, the United States, and Greece. Among his awards, the drawing prize at the 1974 National Competition stands out. His work is represented in the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, as well as in the museums of Miami, Ibiza, and Villafamés; the Museum of Figurative Art in Toledo; the Larrés Drawing Museum; the Marbella Print Museum; and the Smithsonian Institution in New York.