Grandmother Juana

Grandmother Juana
data sheet

year 1934
Oil/Canvas
46 x 36 cm

Oil portrait on canvas where Juana González, his paternal grandmother, is represented. The figure is on a neutral background, as in many portraits, and is dressed in black with a kerchief on her shoulders.

The most remarkable technical aspect is the accurate range of colours and the colour harmony shown in this portrait, especially in the skin tones. But beyond its technical features, this painting became one of the artist’s favourites due to the depth of her gaze and the psychological baggage.

It is signed on the lower right part as “A. López Torres, 1934”.

Donated by Antonio López Torres in a public deed, 14.10.83.

  • 1948, Exhibition «Antonio López Torres and Manuel López-Villaseñor», Macarrón Exhibition Hall, Madrid
  • 1959, «Retrospective exhibition Antonio López Torres», Goya Exhibition Hall of Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid
  • 1975, «Antonio López Torres retrospective exhibition», School of Arts and Crafts (EAAOA), Ciudad Real.
  • 1981, «Realism in Spain», Fine Arts Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid
  • 1994, Exhibition «López Torres tribute», Arteta Gallery, Madrid
  • 1995, «Antonio López Torres, paintings and drawings», Centre of Modern Art Ciudad de Oviedo (CAMCO)
  • 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.