Alvar conducting an interview during his 2014 retrospective at La Casa de Cultura
(The Cultural Center) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
A young Alvar painting in his studio in Barcelona, Spain.
Alvar standing with his painting of Jesus Teaching in the Temple (79” x 118”oil on canvas, 2013).
Alvar in his studio in Spain with Moses Crossing the Red Sea (77” x 59” oil on canvas, 2012)
and Transfiguration (76” x 59” oil on canvas, 2012).
Displayed in over 40 museum exhibitions and permanent collections and over 95 galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Àlvar, was born on January 29, 1935 in Montgat, Spain.
Àlvar’s career has spanned over six-decades, beginning at the age of 18 when he was awarded the Young Painter’s Prize from the city of Barcelona, whereby the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona acquired his painting for their permanent collection.
Major retrospectives of Àlvar’s work have been mounted in recent years: In 2014, Àlvar Suñol: Una antològica des del 1954-2014 at the Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona in Girona, Spain; in 2015, Passat i Present 1954-2015, at the Castell de Benedormiens, Castell d’Aro, Spain; in 2015, Interiors at the Museu de la Mediterrània, Girona, Spain; and in 2016, Una Vida Pintant 1954-2016 at the Castell de Calonge in Girona, Spain.
His works have been presented by over 40 museums (exhibitions and permanent collections) and over 95 galleries throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
He continues to reside in and create from his studio north of Barcelona.
Displayed in over 40 exhibitions and permanent collections and over 95 galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Àlvar, was born on January 29, 1935 in Montgat, Spain.
Àlvar’s career has spanned over six-decades, beginning at the age of 18 when he was awarded the Young Painter’s Prize from the city of Barcelona, whereby the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona acquired his painting for their permanent collection.
Major retrospectives of Àlvar’s work have been mounted in recent years: In 2014, Àlvar Suñol: Una antològica des del 1954-2014 at the Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona in Girona, Spain; in 2015, Passat i Present 1954-2015, at the Castell de Benedormiens, Castell d’Aro, Spain; in 2015, Interiors at the Museu de la Mediterrània, Girona, Spain; and in 2016, Una Vida Pintant 1954-2016 at the Castell de Calonge in Girona, Spain.
His works have been presented by over 40 museums (exhibitions and permanent collections) and over 95 galleries throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
He continues to reside in and create from his studio north of Barcelona.
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