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Alfonso Ponce de León

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Alfonso Ponce de León
Born
Alfonso Ponce de León y Cabello

(1906-09-10)10 September 1906
Málaga, Spain
Died29 September 1936(1936-09-29) (aged 30)
Madrid, Spain
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
EducationReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Occupations
Political partyFalange Española de las JONS
MovementMagical realism

Alfonso Ponce de León y Cabello (10 September 1906 – 29 September 1936) was a Spanish painter and propagandist. He was the son of jurist Juan Ponce de León y Encina [es]. He was also associated with Federico García Lorca's theater group, La Barraca as a scene painter.[1] In 2001 the Reina Sofía curated a retrospective exhibition of his work.[2][3] He was married to fellow painter Margarita Manso [es].[4] A member of Falange (helming the organization's propaganda apparatus)[5] since circa 1935,[6] he was arrested and executed by Republican paramilitaries in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.[7] His most famous work, Autorretrato (accidente) is housed in the Reina Sofia's permanent collection.

Autorretrato (accidente), 1936

References

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  1. ^ Raychaudhuri, Anindya (2013). The Spanish Civil War - Exhuming a Buried Past. University of Wales Press.
  2. ^ "Una docena de cuadros sacan del olvido a Alfonso Ponce de León". El País. 29 May 2001.
  3. ^ "Alfonso Ponce de León (1906 - 1936) | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía".
  4. ^ "Alfonso Ponce de León (1906 - 1936) | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía".
  5. ^ López, Antonio Javier (10 December 2017). "El falangista malagueño 'rescatado' por Carmena". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  6. ^ Argaya Roca, Miguel. "Una generación truncada" (PDF). Alcalibe: 299.
  7. ^ "Una docena de cuadros sacan del olvido a Alfonso Ponce de León". El País. 29 May 2001.