The importance of engraving in the work of Eduardo Chillida
Eduardo Chillida's mastery in his facet as an engraver reflects the authentic artistic dimension of what was one of the great references of the European avant-gardes ....
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Baltasar Lobo: between tradition and modernity
Modern sculpture finds in Baltasar Lobo the roots of our Mediterranean tradition, in works such as "La source", where the female figure is conceived as a true Goddess of Antiquity....
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The resurgence of Basque painting.
The resurgence of Basque painting. The pictorial resurgence of the Basque Country shines through in our next auction on the 30th through some of its most representative architects In the last decad...
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The path of chiaroscuro, from Italy to Spain.
One of the main features of the Baroque is, without a doubt, its theatricality. An exaggerated vision of reality that powerfully appeals to the viewer, thus creating a clear, direct and deeply attract...
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José Campeche and the treasures of America.
When speaking of viceregal art, reference is made to one of the stages of greatest artistic fruitfulness. It was common during modern times to collect treasures and exotic pieces from the Americas tha...
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Archeology, a trip to the past with Setdart.
Funerary and votive sculpture, architectural elements, jewelry and domestic props from ancient cultures and the main civilizations that make up the pillars of universal history, coincide in the archeo...
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The art of photography.
Great names in photography from the last decades such as Chapelle Pierre et Gills, Mary Ellen Mark meet at our next tender on December 15th. Since its invention in 1839th, photography became a funda...
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The great names of fin-of-the-century Catalan painting
Great names in Catalan painting such as Martí Alsina, Santiago Rusiñol, Eliseo Meifrèn or Joaquím Mir will meet at our next auction on December 14 It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that Ca...
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Benjamín Palencia: renovator of Spanish painting
Setdart dedicates for the first time a monographic auction to the artist Benjamín Palencia. Through a selection of more than thirty works, which reflect the different stages of the artist's life, the...
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Córdoba – 2,000 years of art
The auction presented by Setdart in homage to the city of Córdoba follows in the wake of the soleá. The specific objective of this proposal is not only to make known the art of an ancient city, either...
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Roberto Fabelo and the aesthetics of the grotesque
The draftsman par excellence of Cuban art Roberto Fabelo has established himself as a worthy continuation of the long artistic tradition developed around an aesthetic of the grotesque....
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Romero de Torres – Identity and symbol
Julio Romero de Torres has become the quintessential ambassador of Cordovan art. Unlike the majority of artists who achieve fame and the recognition of the critics and the people posthumously, Julio m...
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The Zubiaurre brothers: an ode to the essence of the Basque Country
Throughout the history of art there have been great family sagas that have marked and defined the course of the artistic practice of their time. In the case of the Zubiaurre brothers , their work cont...
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Joan Obiols Vié and collecting.
The extensive collection of the Catalan psychiatrist Joan Obiols-Vié, who made him a friend of some of the most renowned artists on the Catalan painting scene of the time, will go up for auction at Se...
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Fragments of Gaudí’s most emblematic buildings up for auction.
Today, it is hard to believe that authentic works of art were ever thrown amidst demolition material. Fortunately, cities have always had urban gleaners with an enviable watchful eye. We must thank so...
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The image of the Virgin Mary in art: attributes and symbols
The cult of the Virgin Mary has played a major role within the Christian religion and is also one of the most represented throughout the history of art. The devotion that from the origins of Christian...
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Joaquin Sorolla and his inexhaustible facet as a draftsman
The best version of Joaquin Sorolla's facet as a cartoonist shines through in the magnificent watercolor that will be tendered on December 1. The technical virtuosity that Joaquin Sorolla achieved wi...
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Charity auction in favor of those affected by the La Palma volcano.
"The impact that the destruction of the houses and the fields caused by the mass of lava descending like a river towards the sea was devastating. This destructive force of nature determines the smalln...
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The powerful lyricism of Cuban artists Leyva and Mendive.
Work by two of the currently active Cuban artists with the greatest international prestige coincide in the next contemporary auction in Setdart. From different generations but united by a frank milit...
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Max Bill and Gottfried Honegger: the legacy of the Bauhaus and concrete art
Concrete art finds in our next auction on November 16 a magnificent representation of the hand of two of its greatest exponents: Max Bill and Gotffried Honegger...
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Antoni Tàpies, Dau al Set and the surrealist influence
Antoni Tapies stars in our auction on November 16 with one of the unmistakable drawings he made during his assignment to the iconic avant-garde group, Dau al Set. The few occasions in which the more s...
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Graphic work of Joan Miró in our Contemporary Art auction.
The formal simplicity that Joan Miró always claimed as the guiding principle of his art hides behind it an extensive constellation of references, tributes and synergies with other artists, poets and m...
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Richard MacDonald Bronzes Up for Auction
Theater and dance, mime and balé, are the worlds in which the prestigious sculptor Richard MacDonald has been immersing himself for decades to extract from them a renewed idea of beauty in movement, o...
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Vela Zanetti: The soul and dignity of the rural world
The most social and committed aspect of art finds in the work of Vela Zanetti one of its greatest supporters. The canvas that we will tender on the 27th is undoubtedly a magnificent representation of...
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ITALIAN JEWELRY. Vendorafa’s creations
ITALIAN JEWELRY. Vendorafa creations are conceived, created, designed and made with Italian hands, heart and soul. More than sixty years of jewelry made in Italy thanks to the passion of expert golds...
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The Golden Age of Catalan landscaping
As protagonists of our next auction on October 27, the works of Martí Alsina, Modest Urgell, Eliseo Meifrèn and Joaquím Mir reflect especially the excellence that the landscape genre achieved at that...
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Contemporary art in Setdart, a selection of the most outstanding artists.
Setdart has brought together a large and diverse group of works to be part of the upcoming contemporary art auctions. Some of the most representative names of the 20th and 21st centuries make up this...
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Rafael Canogar VS Luis Feito
Luis Feito was the penultimate witness of the artistic legacy that the El Paso group gave us. With his recent loss, Rafael Canogar becomes the only living representative of a time when informalism tra...
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Christ carrying the cross, symbol of redemption in the late Renaissance
The iconography of Christ carrying the heavy cross on his ascent to Mount Calvary experienced its own development throughout the history of art, as a result of its adaptation to the expressive peculia...
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The representation of “Ecce Homo” in the history of art
The importance that the "Ecce Homo" had for the history of art is demonstrated in our next auction on the 20th, in which up to five works on this subject are collected....
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