Francisco Bores Paintings
Spanish, 1989-1972
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla painting academy, where he met Pancho Cossío, Manuel Ángeles Ortiz or Joaquín Peinado, and in the literary gatherings in Madrid related to ultraism.
At this time he made engravings and woodcuts for a large number of magazines such as Horizonte, Cruz y Raya, Index, Revista de Occidente. In 1922 he participated in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts.
In 1925 he participated in the first exhibition of the Iberian Artists Society. The limited success of this exhibition pushes him to go to Paris. In this city he shared a studio with the Spanish painter Pancho Cossío and also met Picasso and Juan Gris.
In 1927 he held his first solo exhibition in Paris. From this moment on, Bores integrates himself into the Parisian artistic environment where he will live practically his entire life. In 1928, his first exhibition in a gallery in the United States, in 1930 he exhibited again, within a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In the following years, he continued exhibiting in different galleries in Paris, such as the Georges Petit Gallery, the Bernheim Gallery and the Vavin Raspail Gallery. He also participates in several group exhibitions, highlighting the Exhibition of Contemporary Spanish Art at the Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris, he also illustrates books and art magazines such as Minotauro.
Contracts with the Zwemmer Galleries in London and Galerie Simon in Paris. Exhibitions in the United States, at the Buchholz Gallery in New York. He spent the Second World War in Saint Jean de Luz where he resumed his friendship with Matisse.
In 1947 the French State acquired, for the first time, a work by Bores, in 1949 it was the Museum of Modern Art in New York that acquired his paintings. Its exhibition activity is resumed throughout Europe: France, Germany, Denmark, Italy. His inclusion in the painters of the Louis Carré Gallery, one of the most prestigious in Paris, and therefore in the world, in those years (1954) stands out.
He continues, sporadically, to illustrate books (five linocuts "The Cry for the Death of Ignacio Sánchez Mejias" by Federico García Lorca, lithographs to illustrate the complete works of Albert Camus published by the French Imprimerie nationale in 1962). In 1969, he exhibited at the Theo Gallery in Madrid what his approach to the Spanish public represented, which was practically unaware of his work except in professional circles where, on the other hand, it was highly appreciated. In 1971 he exhibited again in this same Theo Gallery, passing away in Paris in 1972.
In Bores's work, the critic Joaquín de la Puente points out several periods:
Renewed classicism (1923-1925)
Neo cubism (1925-1929)
Painting-Fruit (1929-1933)
Interior scenes (1934-1949)
Style in white (1949-1969)to
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Artist: Francisco Bores
La Table grise
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
LA TABLE GRISE
signed and dated "Borès 48" (lower right)
oil on canvas, laid on wood panel
23-5/8 x 32 inches (60 x 81 cm.)
framed: 32-1/3 x 40 i...
Category
1940s Cubist Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Francisco Bores, Sur la plage
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
SUR LA PLAGE
signed and dated "Borès / 29" (middle centre)
oil on canvas
21-1/3 x 25-1/2 inches (54 x 65 cm.)
framed: 26-1/5 x 30-1/2 inches (66.5 x 77.5 cm.)
NOTE:
THIS WORK IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY ISSUED BY “ARCHIVO FRANCISCO BORES”.
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Madrid
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla...
Category
1920s Abstract Impressionist Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nature morte au poisson
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
NATURE MORTE AU POISSON
signed and dated "Borès 53" (lower right)
oil on canvas
19-3/4 x 24 inches (50 x 61 cm.)
framed: 21-1/2 x 25-3/4 inches (...
Category
1950s Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nature morte à la fenêtre ouverte
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
NATURE MORTE À LA FENÊTRE OUVERTE
signed and dated "Borès 31" (lower right)
oil on canvas
25-5/8 x 32 inches (65 x 81 cm.)
framed: 30-1/3 x 36-5/...
Category
1930s Abstract Impressionist Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Les Fumeurs", 20th Century Oil on Cardboard by Spanish Artists Francisco Bores
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
LES FUMEURS
signed & dated "Borès 35" (lower right)
titled in pencil "Les Fumeurs", unfinished sketch (head), signed & dated "Bores 36" (on the reverse)
oil on cardboard
10-5/8 x 13-3/4 inches (27 x 35 cm.)
framed: 15-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches (39.5 x 47 cm.)
NOTE:
THIS WORK IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY ISSUED BY “ARCHIVO FRANCISCO BORES”.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Francisco Bores, Reasoned Catalogue, Volume I - Painting 1917-1944, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, 2003, n° 1935 / 49, reproduced in color p. 281
PROVENANCE
Carmen Bores Collection, Francisco Bores daughter
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla painting academy, where he met Pancho Cossío, Manuel Ángeles Ortiz...
Category
1930s Cubist Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Francisco Bores, Journée claire
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
JOURNÉE CLAIRE
signed and dated "Borès 34" (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 15 inches (46 x 38 cm.)
framed: 26 x 23 inches (66 x 58 cm.)
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Francisco Bores, Reasoned Catalogue, Volume I - Painting 1917-1944, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2003, nº 1934 / 15, reproduced in p. 231
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Madrid
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla painting academy, where he met Pancho Cossío, Manuel Ángeles Ortiz or Joaquín Peinado, and in the literary gatherings in Madrid related to ultraism.
At this time he made engravings and woodcuts for a large number of magazines such as Horizonte, Cruz y Raya, Index, Revista de Occidente. In 1922 he participated in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts.
In 1925 he participated in the first exhibition of the Iberian Artists Society. The limited success of this exhibition pushes him to go to Paris. In this city he shared a studio with the Spanish painter Pancho Cossío and also met Picasso and Juan Gris.
In 1927 he held his first solo exhibition in Paris. From this moment on, Bores integrates himself into the Parisian artistic environment where he will live practically his entire life. In 1928, his first exhibition in a gallery in the United States, in 1930 he exhibited again, within a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In the following years, he continued exhibiting in different galleries in Paris, such as the Georges Petit Gallery, the Bernheim Gallery and the Vavin Raspail Gallery. He also participates in several group exhibitions, highlighting the Exhibition of Contemporary Spanish Art...
Category
1930s Cubist Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Francisco Bores, Sans titre
By Francisco Bores
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
SANS TITRE
signed and dated "Borès 42" (lower left)
oil on panel
13-3/4 x 10-5/8 inches (35 x 27 cm.)
framed: 19 x 15-3/4 inches (48 x 40 cm.)
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Francisco Bores, Reasoned Catalogue, Volume I - Painting 1917-1944, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2003, nº 1942 / 63, reproduced in p. 494
PROVENANCE
Carmen Bores Collection, Francisco Bores daughter
Private Collection, Madrid
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla painting academy, where he met Pancho Cossío, Manuel Ángeles Ortiz or Joaquín Peinado, and in the literary gatherings in Madrid related to ultraism.
At this time he made engravings and woodcuts for a large number of magazines such as Horizonte, Cruz y Raya, Index, Revista de Occidente. In 1922 he participated in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts.
In 1925 he participated in the first exhibition of the Iberian Artists Society. The limited success of this exhibition pushes him to go to Paris. In this city he shared a studio with the Spanish painter Pancho Cossío and also met Picasso and Juan Gris.
In 1927 he held his first solo exhibition in Paris. From this moment on, Bores integrates himself into the Parisian artistic environment where he will live practically his entire life. In 1928, his first exhibition in a gallery in the United States, in 1930 he exhibited again, within a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In the following years, he continued exhibiting in different galleries in Paris, such as the Georges Petit Gallery, the Bernheim Gallery and the Vavin Raspail Gallery. He also participates in several group exhibitions, highlighting the Exhibition of Contemporary Spanish Art...
Category
1940s Fauvist Francisco Bores Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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