Alfonso Ponce de León | |
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Born | Alfonso Ponce de León y Cabello 10 September 1906
Málaga, Spain |
Died | 29 September 1936
Madrid, Spain | (aged 30)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Education | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando |
Occupations | |
Political party | Falange Española de las JONS |
Movement | Magical realism |
Alfonso Ponce de León y Cabello (10 September 1906 – 29 September 1936) was a Spanish painter and propagandist. He was the son of jurist Juan Ponce de León y Encina . He was also associated with Federico García Lorca's theater group, La Barraca as a scene painter. [1] In 2001 the Reina Sofía curated a retrospective exhibition of his work. [2] [3] He was married to fellow painter Margarita Manso . [4] A member of Falange (helming the organization's propaganda apparatus) [5] since circa 1935, [6] he was arrested and executed by Republican paramilitaries in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. [7] His most famous work, Autorretrato (accidente) is housed in the Reina Sofia's permanent collection.