Francisco Asorey
Francisco Asorey González (4 March 1889 – 2 July 1961) was a Spanish sculptor. Born in Cambados, Galicia, he was one of the most important Spanish sculptors of the early 20th century. He studied and began work as a religious sculptor in Sarrià, Barcelona, and continued in Barakaldo, Basque Country. He lived and worked in Madrid from 1909 to 1918; then in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, until his death in 1961.
Francisco Asorey | |
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 1914 | |
| Born | Francisco Asorey González 4 March 1889 Cambados, Spain |
| Died | 2 July 1961 (aged 72) Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Images
Asorey's birth house in Cambados, Spain
Cabanelas monument, Pontevedra, Spain
Portrait of the violinist Manuel Quiroga, Pontevedra, Spain_Buen_Retiro_Monumento_a_Cuba02_(cropped).jpg.webp)
References
- "El monumento 'cubano' de El Retiro que tardó 20 años en inaugurarse". Madridiario. 27 October 2017.
Sources
- El escultor Francisco Asorey, Ramón Otero Túñez, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 1959
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