Andres Nagel

ANDRÉS NAGEL (San Sebastián, 1947).
"Charcoal", 1996.
Oil, lead and polyester on fiberglass.
Signed and dated on the back.
Measurements: 54 x 59 cm.
Nagel finished his Architecture degree in 1972, that same year he began to research on engraving techniques and met Chillida, who would be key in his career. In the mid 70's Nagel began a great exhibition activity, both in group and individual exhibitions: Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Pamplona... In 1976 he participated in the exhibition "New Spanish Painting" (New York) and two years later in an exhibition in tribute to Joan Miró in Palma. In 1980, his works were included in several group exhibitions in the United States (Austin, Tallahassee and Cleveland) and he also participated in the Fredrikstad Biennial (Norway). From the 80's onwards, his presence in international exhibitions increased. In 1982 he participated in the "II Triennial of Drawing" in Nuremberg, in 1983 in the "Biennale of Graphic Art" in Varna (Bulgaria), and in 1984 he participated in group exhibitions in Dortmund, Bonn and Basel. In 1985 he is included in a selection of works of the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (predecessor of the Reina Sofia Museum) exhibited at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. In 1986 he was invited by the Iraqi government to the "Baghdag International Festival of Arts" together with Manolo Valdés and other Spanish artists. In 1987 Nagel placed a large steel sculpture in a square in Barcelona, and attended the Fiac fair in Paris with an exclusive stand (Gamarra and Garrigues gallery). The following year, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum dedicated an anthology to his graphic work, of which a catalog raisonné was published. In 1989 the artist began a collaboration of more than ten years with the Tasende Gallery in La Jolla (California), with which he attended fairs in Chicago and Los Angeles and even exhibited at the Meadows Museum in Dallas. In May 2015, the founder of this gallery, the American of Bilbao origin José Tasende, donated 34 works by Nagel to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum.