† Eduardo Arroyo
(Spanish, 1937-2018)
"Personnages", 1988
lithograph in colors
pencil-signed and dated lower right, marked artist proof lower left, inscribed "Pour Claude" lower center.
Glazed and framed.
sight 24-3/4" x 19", framed 25-3/4" x 19-7/8"
Provenance: Estate of Charles Christopher Soufas, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Equally adept at painting, graphic art and set design, the Madrid born Arroyo originally trained as a journalist. Shortly after graduation, and in response to the then tumultuous political environment of Spain, the 21-year-old emigrated to Paris. He soon immersed himself in the flourishing artistic community, befriending such artist as Gilles Aillaud and Jon Miro. Initially working as a writer, he soon turned to art, having his first major exhibition in 1964.

Arroyo was a 1982 recipient of the prestigious Premio Nacional de Artes Plasticas, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport. He has exhibited widely, including le Centre Pompidou, Paris; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Valencia.

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