Rafael de Penagos
Rafael de Penagos (1889-1954) was a Spanish illustrator and painter. He was a practitioner of the art deco style and considered one of the most representative figures of Madrilenian modernism.
Life
Penagos studied at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando), where he studied under Emilio Sala and Antonio Muñoz Degrain, two major illustrators of the magazine Blanco y Negro. From the beginning of his time at the academy, Penagos had focused on both drawing and painting, but he soon demonstrated enormous skill in the art of drawing. He immersed himself in the cultural life of Madrid, and participated assiduously in the tertulias of Valle-Inclán at the Nuevo Café de Levante.
In 1913, he received a scholarship to study in Paris and London. On his return to Spain, he began to produce a large number of posters and advertisements for various firms. At the same time, he worked as an illustrator for the main magazines of the time: Nuevo Mundo, La Esfera, Estampa, Ahora, and Blanco y Negro, and for periodicals such as El Cuento Semanal, La Novela Corta and Prometeo.
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