Painting 1985 - Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

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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.