LEOCADIO MURO URRIZA (Pamplona 1897-1987).
"Dancers" 1930.
Mixed media on paper.
Signed, dated and dedicated in the lower corner.
Measurements: 27 x 17 cm; 38 x 28 cm (frame).
Leocadio Muro Urriza was a multifaceted Spanish artist with a great variety of artistic techniques, standing out as a painter, decorator, poster artist, illustrator and teacher. He studied at the Pamplona School of Arts and Crafts. He obtained a scholarship (1926-1929) from the Provincial Council of Navarre and moved to Madrid where he studied at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. When he finished his training, he returned to his native city and his name began to be known in artistic circles in Navarre. At the end of the 1920s and during the 1930s his works appeared in group exhibitions. In 1928 he won first prize in the Art Competition organised by Pamplona City Council. In 1932 and 1934 he won the competition for the posters announcing the San Fermin fiestas. In those years he also began to collaborate with the city's seminary and with diocesan works through posters, illustrations and drawings.