ISABEL VILLAR ORTIZ DE URBINA (Salamanca, 1934). "Nude... Lot 9

ISABEL VILLAR ORTIZ DE URBINA (Salamanca, 1934). "Nude and bells", 1980. Oil on canvas. Signed, dated and titled on the stretcher. Measurements: 64 x 39 cm; 86 x 61 cm (frame). A painter, sculptor and engraver, Isabel Villar began her training at the San Eloy School of Fine Arts, and later moved to Madrid to continue it at the San Fernando School (1952). In the capital she joined the group La Cepa, and in 1957 she made her name in a group exhibition held at the Casa de Salamanca in Madrid. The following year he made his individual debut in the Sala Miranda in his native city, where he returned after finishing his studies, joining the Koiné and Tormes groups. After a stay in Santander he returned to Madrid for good, and there he took part in important group exhibitions until 1971, when he presented himself individually for the first time in that city. His work is currently represented in the MNCA Reina Sofía, the Museums of Contemporary Art of Elche, Toledo, Seville, Villafamés and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the National Library of Madrid, the Testimoni collection of La Caixa, the Vatican Museum and many other collections, both public and private.