Backlight in Plaza de la Lealtad

Backlight in Plaza de la Lealtad
data sheet

year 1970
Graphite/Paper
27,5 x 20,5 cm

Graphite on paper work drawn in the seventies about Madrid and, in particular, about Plaza de la Lealtad, located in Paseo del Prado. The composition alternates the bench’s horizontal lines in the foreground with the tree’s vertical lines. Some more trees, buildings and cars are seen in the distance.

The signature is on the lower right corner and says “A. López Torres. February 1971”.

Donated by Antonio López Torres in a public deed, 27.10.78.

  • 1998, «Antonio López Torres», Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Palace, La Coruña.
  • 2002, «Antonio López Torres retrospective exhibition»
  • Tour: art centre Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid; Victorio Macho Museum, Toledo; art centre Centro Cultural Caja Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete; Museum House Zavala, Cuenca; Antonio López Torres Museum, Tomelloso.