{"product_id":"antonio-santos-vilafranca-1975-linograbado-original-15-25-grafica-contemporanea","title":"ANTONIO SANTOS | VILAFRANCA (1975) | ORIGINAL LINOCUT (15\/25) | CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART","description":"\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eANTONIO SANTOS | VILAFRANCA (1975) | ORIGINAL LINOCUT (15\/25) | CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eUrban view in original linocut by Antonio Santos, National Illustration Award winner. Early graphic work dated 1975, characterized by architectural synthesis and published in a strict edition of 25 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eCURATORIAL AND AESTHETIC ANALYSIS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe work presents an urban perspective structured from within a building, using the side jambs and the dark lintel of a window or balcony as a compositional frame. Through this opening, the artist depicts an architectural landscape composed of overlapping rooftops in the foreground and the spire of a bell tower in the mid-ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eTechnically, Antonio Santos uses linocut to maximize the visual contrast between the white of the paper support and the dense areas of black ink. The geometric and direct carving on the matrix simplifies the architectural forms, eliminating ornamental details. In the blank lower margin, the print includes the numbering \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"343\"\u003e\"15\/25\"\u003c\/i\u003e on the far left and the signature, title, and date \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"402\"\u003e\"Antonio Santos \/ Vilafranca - 1975\"\u003c\/i\u003e on the right, annotations executed by hand in blue ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eCOLLECTOR'S INTEREST AND MARKET\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronological Relevance:\u003c\/b\u003e The autograph date of 1975 places this print within the artist's initial production. Santos's early graphic works are scarce in the secondary market and allow for documentation of the technical evolution of a currently established institutional name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRestricted Edition (15\/25):\u003c\/b\u003e The limitation of the series to only 25 physical copies grants the piece the level of rarity required by specialized collecting, ensuring a very low circulation of copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGraphic Solidity:\u003c\/b\u003e The absence of color in the printing and the geometric structure facilitate the inclusion of this work in graphic collections focused on expressionist figuration and Iberian printmaking of the Transition period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Santos (Luesia, Zaragoza, b. 1955).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle \/ Subject:\u003c\/b\u003e Vilafranca \/ Architectural view from an interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eYear of Creation:\u003c\/b\u003e 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Medium:\u003c\/b\u003e Original linocut (relief print) stamped on heavy-weight drawing paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDocumented Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 36.5 x 26.5 cm (Vertical format).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEdition and Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e Copy number \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003e15\/25\u003c\/i\u003e, signed, localized, and dated by hand in blue ink in the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStyle \/ Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e New Spanish Graphic Art \/ Architectural Expressionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Private collection \/ Gallery stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent archival condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes Collector's Dossier:\u003c\/b\u003e This work is delivered with a research study of the artwork, prepared and printed by El Taller del Coleccionista, certifying our research and known provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53491381797197,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0108_03.jpg?v=1772813626","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/antonio-santos-vilafranca-1975-linograbado-original-15-25-grafica-contemporanea","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}