211 - JORGE CASTILLO CASALDERREY (Pontevedra, 1933).

JORGE CASTILLO CASALDERREY (Pontevedra, 1933). Untitled. Wrought iron. Exemplary P.A. Accompanied by a certificate issued by the artist. Signed in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 25 x 22 x 10 cm. An iron sculpture by Jorge Castillo in which the artist explores volume through the silhouette of a figure, achieving a suggestive three-dimensionality that oscillates between drawing in space and sculptural presence. Jorge Castillo showed an exceptional talent for drawing: at the age of ten, he was already copying Peter Paul Rubens, whose work, according to the artist himself, later helped him understand the Cubist language of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. Although his family moved to Buenos Aires shortly after his birth, Castillo returned to Europe in 1955 and settled in Madrid, where he met the art critic José María Moreno Galván, who encouraged him to become part of the art scene. By the late 1950s, he had begun exhibiting and selling his drawings, which were even appreciated by Antonio Saura, and soon turned his focus to printmaking, a technique that would become one of his primary means of expression. His international reputation took off with his participation in the São Paulo Biennial in 1960, followed by major exhibitions and appearances at key events such as the Venice Biennial. Since then, his work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, cementing a career marked by numerous awards. Today, Castillo lives and works in New York’s Soho, and his works are part of prominent international collections, reflecting a solid and profound career. Enclosed is a certificate issued by the artist.