Xul Solar

Xul Solar (1887–1963) was an Argentine painter, sculptor and writer.

Also recorded as Oscar Augustín Alejandro Schulz Solari; Oscar Agustin Alejandro Schulz Solari; Agustin Alejandro Schulz Solari; Oscar Alejandro Agustín Schulz Solari; Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari; Alejandro Xul Solar.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari.

Born at San Fernando in 1887, died at Tigre in 1963.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

The field of work recorded is painting, art of sculpture and literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are geometric abstraction, portrait and figurative. The authority associates the name with magic realism, Futurism and surrealism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Milan, Buenos Aires and Paris. Residence is recorded at Buenos Aires.

Work by Xul Solar is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Xul Solar”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1435414: Xul Solar

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