MANUEL HÉRNANDEZ MOMPÓ (Valencia, 1927 - Madrid, 1992). Untitled, 1989. Painted steel mural. Unique piece.

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  MANUEL HÉRNANDEZ MOMPÓ (Valencia, 1927 - Madrid, 1992). Untitled, 1989. Painted steel mural. Unique piece. Work exhibited in the anthological exhibition of the artist "Mompó; Constelaciones, Representaciones y signos", IVAM, Valencia, 1991. Work reproduced in the catalog of the exhibition: "Mompó; Constellations, Representation and Signs" page 107. Preserves label on the back of the exhibition at IVAM. Presents handwritten signature of the artist, located in the lower right area. Requires cleaning and has some minor restoration. Provenance: Theo Gallery (Valencia). Private collection. Measurements: 122 x 173 x 20 cm. This work by Mompó was one of the key and fundamental pieces that formed part of the anthological exhibition held by the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), from May 17 to August 18, 1991, dedicated to Mompó's artistic career. The piece, which has a handwritten signature, has a certain darkened tone on it, a characteristic caused by the varnish that Mompó used in his workshop, in order to preserve his signature. The piece stands out for its monumentality and pictorial expressiveness, becoming a work with which the sculptor transmits a perfect balance achieved by combining the abstraction reflected in the simple forms and the white color, with the intensity of the primary colors. These forms and colors are characteristic of Mompó's work, however, this piece requires a special mention, as it is a sculpture, a support that is not usual in the painter's production. The son of a painting teacher, Hernández Mompó alternated his basic and high school studies with classes at the Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos de Valencia, which he entered in 1943. In 1948 he obtained a scholarship to paint in Granada, in the Residence for Painters, and three years later a new pension allowed him to travel to Paris. In the French capital he came into contact with the circles of informalist painters, whose influence would mark his later production, definitively leaving behind the landscapes and portraits that had dominated his work until then. Between 1954 and 1955 he spent a long period in Rome, on a grant from the Department of Culture of the Ministry of National Education to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in the Italian capital. In 1954 he participated in the International Exhibition of Viareggio, where he was awarded the Italian Navigation Prize. He left Italy and settled in Amsterdam, where he again frequented the informalist cenacles. In 1957 he returned to Spain and settled in Aravaca (Madrid). The following year he was awarded a grant from the Juan March Foundation in Madrid, and won the Grand National Prize for Painting and a first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. During the sixties and seventies he alternated his residence between Madrid, Ibiza, and in 1973 he spent a year in California. On his return to Spain he settled in Mallorca. Hernández Mompó exhibited in the main capitals of Europe and the United States, and participated in national and international exhibitions. Among his most outstanding awards was the Unesco Prize received at the XXXIV Venice Biennial in 1968. In 1984 he was awarded the National Prize for Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. His youthful style was soon influenced in a definitive way by abstract expressionism and informalism, although his works never lost reality as a reference. In his production, Hernández Mompó captures a figurative and poetic imagery, harmoniously mixed with abstract elements and rich superimposition effects. Hernández Mompó is represented at the IVAM in Valencia, the Museo Nacional Reina Sofía, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca, the British Museum in London, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Chase Manhattan Bank Collection in New York and the Winterthur Museum in Switzerland, among many others.
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