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Antonio Fillol Granell (3 January 1870 – 15 August 1930) was a Spanish painter in the Social realism, Social Realist style; known for his depictions of the people and customs of Valencia.
He was born in Valencia. His father was the owner of a small shoe shop, where he worked when he was a boy, using his spare time to pursue his artistic interests.Brief autobiography
@ the Fillol website. Eventually, his family reluctantly agreed to allow him to enroll at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia, Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos, where he studied with Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench, Ignacio Camarlench and Vicente March, among others.Brief biography
@ the Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. He had his first showing at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition and won a prize of 500 Spanish peseta, Pesetas, which seems to have reconciled his family to his chosen career. In 1895, his painting "The Glory of the People" won a Gold Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts (Spain), National Exhibition of Fine Arts. At the exhibition of 1897, he presented "The Human Beast", a scene depicting prostitution. It was severely criticized and he was branded "immoral", although many major cultural figures, such as Benito Pérez Galdós and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez came to his defense. A similar controversy followed his presentation of "The Satyr" in 1906. In 1903, a grant from the Provincial Council enabled him to study in France and Italy. He later served as a Professor at San Carlos, where he promoted numerous educational reforms, and as President of the "", a group which included Joaquin Sorolla and Julio Peris Brell. In that capacity he provided assistance to local artists and helped establish the "Regional Exposition of Fine Arts" in 1908. He was also an art critic for Blasco Ibáñez's journal, ''El Radical Diario Republicano''. He died in Castellnovo, aged 60.
La gloria del pueblo, de Antonio Fillol Granell (Museo del Prado).jpg, The Glory of the People
File:Fillol-Jesus.jpg, The Friends of Jesus
File:Després de la batalla (detall), Antoni Fillol Granell, 1904, museu de Belles Arts de València.JPG, After the Battle
File:La defensa de la choza (Museo del Prado).jpg, The Defense of the Hut
Antonio Fillol Granell
website, with more works, photographs, articles and criticism. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fillol Granell, Antonio 1870 births 1930 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish genre painters Social realist artists Painters from Valencia 19th-century Spanish male artists
Antonio Fillol Granell (3 January 1870 – 15 August 1930) was a Spanish painter in the Social realism, Social Realist style; known for his depictions of the people and customs of Valencia.
Biography
He was born in Valencia. His father was the owner of a small shoe shop, where he worked when he was a boy, using his spare time to pursue his artistic interests.Brief autobiography@ the Fillol website. Eventually, his family reluctantly agreed to allow him to enroll at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia, Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos, where he studied with Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench, Ignacio Camarlench and Vicente March, among others.Brief biography
@ the Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. He had his first showing at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition and won a prize of 500 Spanish peseta, Pesetas, which seems to have reconciled his family to his chosen career. In 1895, his painting "The Glory of the People" won a Gold Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts (Spain), National Exhibition of Fine Arts. At the exhibition of 1897, he presented "The Human Beast", a scene depicting prostitution. It was severely criticized and he was branded "immoral", although many major cultural figures, such as Benito Pérez Galdós and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez came to his defense. A similar controversy followed his presentation of "The Satyr" in 1906. In 1903, a grant from the Provincial Council enabled him to study in France and Italy. He later served as a Professor at San Carlos, where he promoted numerous educational reforms, and as President of the "", a group which included Joaquin Sorolla and Julio Peris Brell. In that capacity he provided assistance to local artists and helped establish the "Regional Exposition of Fine Arts" in 1908. He was also an art critic for Blasco Ibáñez's journal, ''El Radical Diario Republicano''. He died in Castellnovo, aged 60.
Selected paintings
References
Further reading
* José Luis Alcaide, ''Antonio Fillol Granell (1870-1930): naturalismo radical y modernismo'', Ajuntament de València, Delegación de Cultura, 2015External links
Antonio Fillol Granell
website, with more works, photographs, articles and criticism. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fillol Granell, Antonio 1870 births 1930 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish genre painters Social realist artists Painters from Valencia 19th-century Spanish male artists