Leopoldo Presas
Argentine artist
Died when: 94 years 111 days (1131 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Leopoldo Presas (1915-2009) was an Argentine artist.He experienced different styles throughout his life.He had academic training and started as a figurative painter though he later turned into expressionism as well.
He tried several mediums as oil, tempera, charcoal and pencil on different supports including canvas, paper, paperboard and newspaper.The themes of his works have been very extensive.
The female figure was his main attraction, but he also did still lifes, landscapes, harbors, erotic paintings and some expressionist and controversial series as “The Pigs”, “The Kings of Putrefaction” and “The Christs”.
He won the Konex Award in 1982 and 2012.
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