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Imaginary Portrait of Felipe II Number 12
1989 · Mixed media on paper
28 x 18" (70 x 46 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Antonio Saura
Spanish, 1930
PrintmakingExpressionismFiguration
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
119
Works in Collection
237
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Expressionism
- • Figuration
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New Spanish Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Selections from the Art Lending Service
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Why this artist matters now
Antonio Saura was a Spanish painter and printmaker central to postwar European abstraction and expressionism. Working primarily in oil, ink, and gestural mark-making, his compositions featured violent black lines, scratched surfaces, and densely layered grounds that rejected geometric order. His practice engaged Spanish artistic tradition while responding to the existential uncertainties of the postwar period. Saura's work bridged informal abstraction and figuration, often incorporating skeletal or distorted human forms beneath explosive gestural surfaces.
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Representation & Collections
In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Auction History
Range: $30,000 – $840,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Mar 2026 | £60,000 – £80,000 | £215,900 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | €80,000 – €120,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | £30,000 – £50,000 | £50,400 | |
| Christie's | Sep 2024 | €15,000 – €20,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jun 2022 | €80,000 – €120,000 | €126,000 | |
| Christie's | Jun 2022 | €150,000 – €200,000 | €277,200 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2022 | €30,000 – €50,000 | €60,480 | |
| Christie's | Dec 2021 | €150,000 – €250,000 | €212,500 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2021 | £100,000 – £150,000 | £150,000 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2021 | £250,000 – £350,000 | £237,500 |
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