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'''Isabel Quintanilla''' (1938 – 24 October 2017) was a Spanish visual artist belonging to the new Spanish realism movement. Her paintings usually portray still life, describing simple objects and views from everyday life, as well as landscape paintings.<ref>Paintings of Isabel Quintanilla, published on [http://www.artelibre.net/autor/5772 Galería Arte Libre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025185902/http://www.artelibre.net/autor/5772 |date=25 October 2017 }}.</ref>
'''Isabel Quintanilla''' (July 22, 1938 – October 24, 2017) was a Spanish visual artist belonging to the new Spanish [[Realism (arts)|realism]] movement. Her paintings usually portray still life, describing simple objects and views from everyday life, as well as landscape paintings.<ref>Paintings of Isabel Quintanilla, published on [http://www.artelibre.net/autor/5772 Galería Arte Libre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025185902/http://www.artelibre.net/autor/5772 |date=25 October 2017 }}.</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Isabel Quintanilla was born in Madrid in 1938. She was the daughter of José Antonio Quintanilla, a [[Spanish Republican Army|Spanish Republican]] commandant killed in 1941 in a [[Francoist concentration camps|Francoist concentration camp]] in Burgos.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gusebauer |first=Glaphyra |date=2024-01-19 |title=Isabel Quintanilla's intimate realism |url=https://www.fotocultmagazin.com/fotocultblog/isabel-quintanillas-intimate-realism |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=FOTOCULT MAGAZIN |language=de-AT}}</ref> Her mother worked as a dressmaker to support Quintanilla and her sister after his death.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Casero |first=Cecilia |date=2024-01-29 |title=The Moving Work of Spanish Painter Isabel Quintanilla Gets a Spotlight in Madrid |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/isabel-quintanilla-exhibition-madrid-thyssen-bornemisza |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1953, at the age of fifteen, she entered the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, where she would meet artists Antonio López and Francisco López Hernández.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-25 |title=Muere la pintora Isabel Quintanilla a los 79 años |url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/arte/abci-muere-79-anos-pintora-isabel-quintanilla-201710251606_noticia.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Diario ABC |language=es}}</ref> She graduated six years later, in 1959.
Isabel Quintanilla was born in Madrid in 1938. She was the daughter of José Antonio Quintanilla, a Spanish Republican commandant killed by the fascists in the franquist concentration camp of Valdenoceda. In 1953, at the age of fifteen, she entered the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes. She graduated six years later, in 1959. In 1960, Quintanilla received a scholarship and became an illustration intern at Instituto Beatriz Galindo. Soon after that, she married the sculptor Francisco López.
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In 1982, she was granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts by the [[Complutense University of Madrid|Universidad Complutense de Madrid]]. She then began drawing classes at a workshop hosted by Trinidad de la Torre; after that, she took classes with Gutiérrez Navas and Maruxia Valero.<ref>Isabel Quintanilla biography, on [http://www.leandro-navarro.com/isabel-quintanilla_biografia.htm Leandro Navarro Art Gallery website].</ref>


In 1960, Quintanilla received a scholarship and became a drawing assistant at Instituto Beatriz Galindo. Soon after that, she married Francisco López Hernández. When he received a scholarship to attend the Escuela de Bellas Artes de España in Rome, she accompanied him and completed an independent study of Pompeian frescos and ancient art.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Lauren Moya |date=2024-05-01 |title=Isabel Quintanilla’s Dreamy Realism |url=http://hyperallergic.com/882031/isabel-quintanilla-dreamy-realism-museo-nacional-thyssen-bornemisza-madrid/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref> The couple returned to Madrid in 1965 and Quintanilla focused her work on [[Still life|still lives]], painting intimate portraits of objects around her house, such as cups, sewing machines, and lamps.<ref name=":3" /> The subjects of her paintings evoked domesticity and referenced the users of these objects without depicting them.<ref name=":1" />
She died on 24 October 2017 at the age of 79.<ref>[http://www.abc.es/cultura/arte/abci-muere-79-anos-pintora-isabel-quintanilla-201710251606_noticia.html Muere la pintora Isabel Quintanilla a los 79 años] {{in lang|es}}</ref>

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Quintanilla's first solo exhibition took place in [[Caltanissetta]] in [[Palermo|Palermo, Italy]].<ref name=":2" /> In 1970, Quintanilla met Ernest Wuthenow, a collector and gallerist who helped her exhibit her work across Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. She was particularly successful in Germany, and had solo shows in [[Frankfurt]], [[Hamburg]], and [[Darmstadt]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1982, she was granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts by the [[Complutense University of Madrid|Universidad Complutense de Madrid]]. She then began drawing classes at a workshop hosted by Trinidad de la Torre; after that, she took classes with Gutiérrez Navas and Maruxia Valero.<ref>Isabel Quintanilla biography, on [http://www.leandro-navarro.com/isabel-quintanilla_biografia.htm Leandro Navarro Art Gallery website].</ref>

She was a part of a group of artists called the Madrid Realists, who were connected by familial ties and friendship, and included [[Antonio López García|Antonio López]] and his wife Maria Moreno López, Amalia Ava, and Esperanza Parada.<ref name=":0" /> In 1996, she was the subject of a retrospective at the Centro Cultural Conde Duque in Madrid, as well as a solo exhibition at Galería Leandro Navarro. Quintanilla was also featured in an exhibit on the Madrid Realists at the [[Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum]] in 2016.<ref name=":0" />

She died on October 24, 2017 at the age of 79.<ref name=":2" />


== Solo exhibitions ==
== Solo exhibitions ==

Revision as of 20:34, 12 June 2024

Isabel Quintanilla
BornJuly 22, 1938
Madrid, Spain
DiedOctober 24, 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 79)
Brunete
NationalitySpanish
MovementRealism

Isabel Quintanilla (July 22, 1938 – October 24, 2017) was a Spanish visual artist belonging to the new Spanish realism movement. Her paintings usually portray still life, describing simple objects and views from everyday life, as well as landscape paintings.[1]

Biography

Isabel Quintanilla was born in Madrid in 1938. She was the daughter of José Antonio Quintanilla, a Spanish Republican commandant killed in 1941 in a Francoist concentration camp in Burgos.[2] Her mother worked as a dressmaker to support Quintanilla and her sister after his death.[3] In 1953, at the age of fifteen, she entered the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, where she would meet artists Antonio López and Francisco López Hernández.[4] She graduated six years later, in 1959.

In 1960, Quintanilla received a scholarship and became a drawing assistant at Instituto Beatriz Galindo. Soon after that, she married Francisco López Hernández. When he received a scholarship to attend the Escuela de Bellas Artes de España in Rome, she accompanied him and completed an independent study of Pompeian frescos and ancient art.[5] The couple returned to Madrid in 1965 and Quintanilla focused her work on still lives, painting intimate portraits of objects around her house, such as cups, sewing machines, and lamps.[5] The subjects of her paintings evoked domesticity and referenced the users of these objects without depicting them.[3]

Quintanilla's first solo exhibition took place in Caltanissetta in Palermo, Italy.[4] In 1970, Quintanilla met Ernest Wuthenow, a collector and gallerist who helped her exhibit her work across Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. She was particularly successful in Germany, and had solo shows in Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Darmstadt.[2] In 1982, she was granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She then began drawing classes at a workshop hosted by Trinidad de la Torre; after that, she took classes with Gutiérrez Navas and Maruxia Valero.[6]

She was a part of a group of artists called the Madrid Realists, who were connected by familial ties and friendship, and included Antonio López and his wife Maria Moreno López, Amalia Ava, and Esperanza Parada.[2] In 1996, she was the subject of a retrospective at the Centro Cultural Conde Duque in Madrid, as well as a solo exhibition at Galería Leandro Navarro. Quintanilla was also featured in an exhibit on the Madrid Realists at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in 2016.[2]

She died on October 24, 2017 at the age of 79.[4]

Solo exhibitions

  • 1966 – Galeria Edurne, Madrid
  • 1968 – Galeria La Pasarela, Seville
  • 1970 – Galeria Egam, Madrid; Galerie Buchholz, Munich
  • 1974 – Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt
  • 1980 – Kunstverein, Braunschweig
  • 2024 - Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

References

  1. ^ Paintings of Isabel Quintanilla, published on Galería Arte Libre Archived 25 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b c d Gusebauer, Glaphyra (19 January 2024). "Isabel Quintanilla's intimate realism". FOTOCULT MAGAZIN (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Casero, Cecilia (29 January 2024). "The Moving Work of Spanish Painter Isabel Quintanilla Gets a Spotlight in Madrid". Vogue. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Muere la pintora Isabel Quintanilla a los 79 años". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Ford, Lauren Moya (1 May 2024). "Isabel Quintanilla's Dreamy Realism". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ Isabel Quintanilla biography, on Leandro Navarro Art Gallery website.
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