20^th Century Spanish

The life of this painter from Galicia has been marked by his uprootedness from his land of birth due to his long periods of time spent in Buenos Aires, where he began his studies. Colmeiro is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding members of the Spanish .

The chief characteristic of his work is his predilection for popular subject matters from Galicia such as scenes of work in the countryside, still lifes and landscapes. He managed to instil them with an innovative vision thanks to his contact with the international avant-gardes in Paris, particularly after his abstract period in the 1930s, a phase that evolved towards a special attention to volume and a concern for structure.