Júlio Pomar (1926-2018) - Olympic Centennial

ABOUT THE PRINT
- Lithograph on paper.
- Hand signed and numbered.
- Artwork belonging to the artistic project 'Suite Olympic Centennial', year 1992, sponsored by the IOC.
- Original graphic work numbered and signed by hand by the artist.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The Olympic Suite consists of 50 lithographs and silkscreen prints chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. It was published to commemorate the first centenary of the modern Olympic Games. The selected artists work in a wide variety of movements and styles, from the hyperrealism of Antonio López to the abstraction of Sol LeWitt, including abstract expressionism, the geometrism of Arden Quin, conceptual art, pop art, the new realism of Baldaccini and Rotella, and the new fauvism of Dokoupil, among others. Among the artists represented are creators of great international renown, widely recognised by critics.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Julio Pomar Culebras was trained at the School of Fine Arts in Lisbon and Oporto and it was in the latter city where he began his artistic career with a solo exhibition in 1947. Later he participated in solo and group exhibitions, mainly in Portugal, but also in Paris. Between 1945 and 1957 his painting was essentially figurative, being one of the main representatives of Portuguese Neorealism. Later his work evolved in other directions.