Leopoldo Presas
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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