Rogelio Puente, Domestic Scene, 1977, Drawing on Paper

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Drawing on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner Dimensions: 60 x 51 cm and 43 x 34 … Read more Drawing on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner Dimensions: 60 x 51 cm and 43 x 34 cm Rogelio Puente Díaz de la Rocha was born in Havana into a wealthy Spanish family residing in Cuba. His impeccable academic training took place in Cuba, Canada, and the United States. At the age of fourteen, he moved permanently to Spain with his family, settling in A Coruña, where he continued his studies. He studied Law in Santiago de Compostela and later completed his studies in England. He then moved to Madrid, and it was there, while enjoying the masterpieces discovered by the Prado Museum, that his artistic interests took root and he began to seriously consider the artistic solutions required for his pictorial proposals. He traveled to Italy and France in search of new artistic inspirations, both classical and contemporary. He completed the first two years of Architecture studies and subsequently four years of Decorative Arts. In 1976, he began a successful career of exhibitions and art awards, starting with his participation in the Pontevedra Biennial, held that same year. He collaborated on the National Painting Exhibition in Bilbao and at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. He exhibited in several galleries in Galicia and in various American countries, such as Brazil, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina, as well as in France and New York. Rogelio Puente evoked atmospheres and was a magnificent portraitist. with a serene and solid personality, he faithfully and with dignity maintained a realistic style, even while understanding that he lived during a time of awakening in Galician painting to formal innovations and a more conceptual and engaged art. See less