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Painting 1985
Díez Alaba, Mikel
Bilbao, 10/09/1947
Acrylic, gum and natural pigments on canvas
146.4 x 113.8 cm
Díez Alaba (bottom right hand corner)
1985
Last quarter of the 20th century
85/129
Acquired in 1985
Díez Alaba settled on the island of Minorca in 1981, a move that influenced his development. In general terms his colours became solar and his gesture more abstract to encompass the landscape of sea and sky of his new home. In Painting 1985, much more gestural and abstract in conception, the features of the Balearic landscape are also clear. [Javier Viar]
Selected bibliography
- Galilea Antón, Ana María. "A propósito de las obras del Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao depositadas en otras Instituciones", Urtekaria 1992 : asterlanak, albistak = anuario 1992 : estudios, crónicas. 1993. pp. 19-72, il.
- Guía Artistas Vascos. Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2008. pp. 170-171.
- Gida Euskal Artistak. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Eder Museoa, 2008. p. 170-171.
- Guide Basque Artists. Bilbao, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, 2012. pp. 170-171, n° cat. 94c.
- Después del 68 : arte y prácticas artísticas en el País Vasco, 1968-2018 [Cat. exp.]. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa-Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2018. p. 351.