Benjamin Palencia Pérez Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1894 - d. 1980

Benjamín Palencia (7 July 1894 - 16 January 1980) was a Spanish painter and draftsman from Barrax, Albacete. Most notably he became known as co-founder of the School of Vallecas, together with the sculptor Alberto Sánchez Pérez.[1] The quintessence of the large body of his work is perhaps the poetry of the Castilian landscape as defined by the Generation of '98.

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Villajoyosa
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Villajoyosa

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    Oil on canvas. Signed and dated (1960) in the lower left corner. Provenance: - Columela Gallery, Madrid. - Private collection. Exhibitions: - Benjamín Palencia, Columela Gallery. Madrid. 1973. Bibliography: - DIEGO, Gerardo: Benjamín Palencia [Cat. Exp.]. Columela Gallery. Madrid, 1973. S. p. (List).

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Flowerpot (1979)
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Flowerpot (1979)

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    Gouache on paper. Signed and dated (1979) in the lower right corner. Labels from Galería Alfama (Madrid) and Galería Cervantes (Santander) on the back.

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  • Benjamín Palencia. Vase with flowers (c.1975)
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamín Palencia. Vase with flowers (c.1975)

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    Pastel on paper. Signed and stamped in the lower right corner. Attached is a certificate from Mr. Ramón Palencia del Burgo issued on February 5, 2024. Registered in the Benjamín Palencia Archive with the number D004/C75.

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Bullfighter
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Bullfighter

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    Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (1964) in the lower right corner.

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Shoe store (1942)
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Shoe store (1942)

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    Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. Reproduced in the Columela Gallery catalogue (Madrid, 1973) "Benjamín Palencia. Oils. Large Watercolors. Watercolors. Drawings". Large Watercolors No. 1. Reproduced on a full page in black and white.

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Naked
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Naked

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    Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (1933) at the bottom. Inscribed in the Benjamín Palencia Archive, Reference No.: D014/33.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Landscape with mountains", 1951
    Jan. 21, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Landscape with mountains", 1951

    Est: €7,500 - €10,000

    Oil on paper attached to canvas Signed and dated in the lower right corner Measurements: 45.5 x 38 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Flowers", 1965
    Jan. 21, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Flowers", 1965

    Est: €1,050 - €1,400

    Ink on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner. A certificate of authenticity from the Benjamín Palencia Archive is attached, signed by Ramón Palencia on July 3, 2024 with file number D016/65 Measurements: Frame: 50 x 33 cm

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1948. Gouache on paper glued to cardboard. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archive. Signed and dated in the upper left corner.
    Dec. 18, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1948. Gouache on paper glued to cardboard. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archive. Signed and dated in the upper left corner.

    Est: €6,000 - €7,000

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1948. Gouache on paper glued to cardboard. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archive. It has damage on the edges. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Measurements: 48,5 x 34 cm. This painting by Benjamín Palencia, made in 1948, shows a portrait of stylized profile and expressive appearance, painted with a palette of vibrant and contrasting colors. The composition is notable for its bold use of thick lines and dark contours that define the face, hands and hair of the sitter. The character appears with his hand near his mouth in a position that suggests reflection or perhaps an interrupted action. The technique used, which combines flat areas of color with visible brushstrokes and marked contours, gives the character an air between expressionist and cubist. The tones used are mainly warm (yellows, pinks, reds) that contrast with the background divided into two solid colors: green on the left and blue on the right. This two-color background highlights the figure and brings dynamism to the work. The piece shows a bold and experimental style, characteristic of Palencia, exploring the psychology and character of the subject through abstract shapes and colors. Founder of the Vallecas School together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of '98. When he was only fifteen years old, Palencia left his hometown and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia will gradually abandon still lifes to take up again the Castilian landscape, capturing it through a magnificent synthesis between tradition and avant-garde. This personal aesthetic of the landscape will reach its culmination in the School of Vallecas and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early thirties, when the Civil War broke out Palencia remained in Madrid, suffering a period of deep crisis like his generation mates. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned the cubist and abstract influences and even the surrealist aspects, in search of an art of strong chromatic impact, linked to Fauvism. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia takes up again the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work will collect images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounced it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archive. It presents damages in the edges.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Flowers. 1965
    Dec. 17, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Flowers. 1965

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Flowers. 1965 Crayons and marker on paper Signed and dated 1965 Back: handwritten letter from the artist Measurements 21.5 x 15 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Insects Pai
    Dec. 17, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Insects Pai

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    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Insects Painting on porcelain tray Signed Measures 24.5 x 40.5 cm Work included in the Benjamin Palencia Archive

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Bullfighting
    Dec. 17, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Bullfighting

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Bullfighting Painting on porcelain tray Signed Measurements 25.5 x 41 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Bullfighting. 19
    Dec. 17, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Bullfighting. 19

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Bullfighting. 1967 Marker on shepherd's glass Signed and dated 1967 Measurements 18 cm (height) Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Girl sitting. 19
    Dec. 17, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Girl sitting. 19

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    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Girl sitting. 1949 Ink on paper Signed and dated 1949 Measures 32.5 x 22.5 cm Certificate signed by Archive Benjamin Palencia

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1963. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower center margin. Certificate can be issued by the Archivo B. Palencia at the request and expense of the buyer.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1963. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower center margin. Certificate can be issued by the Archivo B. Palencia at the request and expense of the buyer.

    Est: €1,000 - €1,200

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1963. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower center margin. Certificate can be issued by the Archivo B. Palencia at the request and expense of the buyer. Measurements: 37 x 54 cm; 66 x 83 x 4 cm (frame). Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of '98. When he was only fifteen years old, Palencia left his hometown and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). His work will collect images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounced it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1965. Card with handwritten text. Printed drawings, one of them hand colored. Signed and dated. Framed with visibility on both sides.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1965. Card with handwritten text. Printed drawings, one of them hand colored. Signed and dated. Framed with visibility on both sides.

    Est: €300 - €350

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1965. Card with handwritten text. Printed drawings, one of them hand colored. Signed and dated. Framed with visibility on both sides. Measurements: 17.5 x 27 cm; 26 x 35 x 3 cm (frame). Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of 98. With only fifteen years Palencia leaves his native town and settles in Madrid to develop his formation through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). His work will gather images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounced it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1965. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed, dated and dedicated. A certificate can be issued by the Archivo B. Palencia at the request and expense of the buyer.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1965. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed, dated and dedicated. A certificate can be issued by the Archivo B. Palencia at the request and expense of the buyer.

    Est: €1,300 - €1,500

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1965. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed, dated and dedicated. A certificate can be issued by the Archivo B. Palencia at the request and expense of the buyer. Measurements: 35 x 50 cm; 70 x 87 x 4 cm (frame). Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of 98. When he was only fifteen years old, Palencia left his hometown and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). His work will collect images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtains the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he is selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounced it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Fiesta". 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. It has slight lack of polychromy in the frame.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Fiesta". 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. It has slight lack of polychromy in the frame.

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Fiesta". 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. It has slight lack of polychromy in the frame. Measurements: 45 x 60 cm; 73 x 87 cm (frame). This painting belongs to the most avant-garde period of Benjamin Palencia's production. With a vibrant palette of "fauve" colours and a linear schematism that almost reaches the point of symbolic reduction, he succeeds in conveying the contagious energy of a festive atmosphere. Using a deliberately naïve language, he reinvents costumbrismo in a modern key. Founder of the Vallecas School together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamin Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of '98. At the age of fifteen Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he always rejected the official teachings of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he gave it up in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the lower right corner. It presents slight faults in the frame.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the lower right corner. It presents slight faults in the frame.

    Est: €4,000 - €4,500

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the lower right corner. It presents slight faults in the frame. Measurements: 38 x 60 cm; 66 x 88 cm (frame). In this magnificent celebratory scene, the communion with nature and the hedonism of the bodies is expressed in a manner similar to Matisse's famous dance. It belongs to Benjamin Palencia's most avant-garde period, when he formed the vibrant group of Surrealists around the village that gives this painting its title. Founder of the Vallecas School together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamin Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of '98. At the age of fifteen Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he always rejected the official teachings of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he gave it up in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1972. Ink on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive, inventory number: 023/72. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1972. Ink on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive, inventory number: 023/72. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1972. Ink on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive, inventory number: 023/72. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measures: 34 x 24 cm.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). No title. Drawing on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive, nº D031 / CA5. Signed in the middle right area.
    Dec. 12, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). No title. Drawing on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive, nº D031 / CA5. Signed in the middle right area.

    Est: €700 - €900

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled. Drawing on paper. Enclosed certificate issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive, nº D031/CA5. Signed in the middle right area. Measurements: 32 x 21 cm. At the age of only fifteen Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he had always rejected the official teachings of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he later applied to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand and ashes. It was during this Parisian stay that Palencia's work took on a surrealist tone, evidenced by an increasingly greater expressive freedom that reached its peak in his mature period. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927) and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia gradually abandoned still lifes to return to the Castilian landscape, capturing it through a magnificent synthesis of tradition and the avant-garde. This personal aesthetic of landscape painting reached its culmination in the Vallecas School and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early 1930s, when the Civil War broke out Palencia remained in Madrid, suffering a period of profound crisis like his fellow artists of his generation. When the war ended, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned cubist and abstract influences and even aspects of a surrealist nature in search of an art with a strong chromatic impact, linked to Fauvism. Focusing on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia took up again the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work would include images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting became a testimony to the rough, the coarse and the rural, to the subtle expressiveness of Castilian sobriety. Now fully consolidated, in 1943 he won the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to take part in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he renounced it in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Landscape with country houses", 1940
    Dec. 11, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Landscape with country houses", 1940

    Est: €1,500 - €2,000

    Markers on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner Work registered in the Benjamin Palencia archive with the number D005/70 Garfias, F., "Art notebooks: drawings by Benjamin Palencia", Iberico Europea de ediciones, 1975 Measurements: 27.5 x 34.5 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Birds' Rambla, Barcelona", 1973
    Dec. 11, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Birds' Rambla, Barcelona", 1973

    Est: €1,650 - €2,200

    Ink on paper Signed, located, titled and dated in the lower right corner. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive is included. Dimensions: Frame: 32.5 x 48 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Boy from Vallecas", 1945
    Dec. 11, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Boy from Vallecas", 1945

    Est: €1,500 - €2,000

    Ink on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Work registered in the Benjamin Palencia archive with the number DOO5/45 Bibliography: "La escuela de Vallecas y la nueva Vision del Paisaje", Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid, 1990 p. 344 Dimensions: 26.5 x 19 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Fields"
    Dec. 11, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Fields"

    Est: €1,200 - €1,600

    Ink on paper Signed on the right side. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamin Palencia Archive is included. Dimensions: 42 x 30 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Girl", 1969
    Dec. 11, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Girl", 1969

    Est: €1,200 - €1,600

    Ink on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Registered in the Benjamin Palencia Archive Measurements: 48 x 34 cm

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Port
    Dec. 10, 2024

    Benjamin Palencia. Port

    Est: -

    Oil on board. Signed and dated (49) in the lower left corner. Provenance: - Guillermo de Osma Gallery, Madrid. - Private collection.

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Man hugging a tree
    Dec. 10, 2024

    Benjamin Palencia. Man hugging a tree

    Est: -

    Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (66) in the lower right corner. Titled and dated on the back. Stamp of Galería Diez, Madrid on the back.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (1894-1980). "FIGURES ON THE BEACH", August 1955.
    Nov. 28, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (1894-1980). "FIGURES ON THE BEACH", August 1955.

    Est: €700 - €1,000

    Ink on paper. Signed, dedicated and dated. 21.5 x 30 cm; 38 x 44 cm (frame). This lot will not be included in our post auction sale.  

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Flower...
    Oct. 30, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Flower...

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Flowers. 1965 Ink on paper Signed and dated 1965 Measurements 50 x 34.5 cm Certificate signed by the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Sailor...
    Oct. 30, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Sailor...

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Sailor on land. 1927 Graphite and colored pencil on paper Stamped signature Measurements 32 x 21 cm Certificate signed by the Benjamín Palencia Archive

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Surrea...
    Oct. 30, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Surrea...

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Surrealist character. 1930 Ink on paper Signed and dated 1930 Measurements 21.5 x 28.5 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA; Perro con perdiz…
    Oct. 29, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA; Perro con perdiz…

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Perro con perdiz

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Countryside scene
    Oct. 22, 2024

    Benjamin Palencia. Countryside scene

    Est: -

    Tempera on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Titled on the back. Includes a certificate of provenance from the Galería Cervantes, Santander. Exhibitions: - Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa BBK exhibition hall, 1998.

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Children's Games
    Oct. 22, 2024

    Benjamin Palencia. Children's Games

    Est: -

    Watercolor on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Cervantes Art Gallery, Santander label on the back.

    Duran Arte y Subastas
  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1942. Watercolor on paper. Piece catalogued with the collaboration of Ramón Palencia. With label of the South Gallery on the back
    Oct. 15, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1942. Watercolor on paper. Piece catalogued with the collaboration of Ramón Palencia. With label of the South Gallery on the back

    Est: €1,800 - €2,000

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1942. Watercolor on paper. Piece catalogued with the collaboration of Ramón Palencia. With label of the South Gallery on the back. Provenance: Gallery Leandro Navarro of Madrid. Measurements: 35 x 27 cm, 60 x 53 cm (frame). Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of 98. With only fifteen years Palencia leaves his native town and settles in Madrid to develop his formation through his frequent visits to the Museum of the Prado, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Real Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia will gradually abandon still lifes to take up again the Castilian landscape, capturing it through a magnificent synthesis between tradition and avant-garde. This personal aesthetic of the landscape will reach its culmination in the School of Vallecas and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early thirties, at the outbreak of the Civil War Palencia remains in Madrid, suffering like his peers of his generation a period of deep crisis. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned the cubist and abstract influences and even the surrealist aspects, in search of an art of strong chromatic impact, linked to Fauvism. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia takes up again the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work will gather images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he is awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounces it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana, who died a few days before the jury's decision. From this decade on, his exhibitions in art centers and galleries such as the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid or the Estilo gallery, and in 1946 he was once again selected for the Salón de los Once. He also began to participate in international exhibitions, such as those of Spanish Contemporary Art held in 1947 in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. He was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Hispano-American Biennial in Madrid (1951) and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1951), the Venice Biennial (1956), the Princess of Paravinci's Palace in Rome (1965), etc. In 1973 he was appointed member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and in 1978 he joined the Academy of San Jorge in Barcelona. That same year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts. Benjamín Palencia is currently represented in the Reina Sofía National Museum, in the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid and in the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia and Albacete, among many others. Piece catalogued with the collaboration of Ramón Palencia. With label of the Galería Sur on the back. Provenance: Leandro Navarro Gallery in Madrid.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Choir", 174. Ink on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
    Oct. 15, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Choir", 174. Ink on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.

    Est: €1,000 - €1,200

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Choir", 174. Ink on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 35.5 x 50 cm; 50 x 64 cm (passe-partout). Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of 98. With only fifteen years Palencia leaves his native town and settles in Madrid to develop his formation through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia will gradually abandon still lifes to take up again the Castilian landscape, capturing it through a magnificent synthesis between tradition and avant-garde. This personal aesthetic of the landscape will reach its culmination in the School of Vallecas and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early thirties, at the outbreak of the Civil War Palencia remains in Madrid, suffering like his peers of his generation a period of deep crisis. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned the cubist and abstract influences and even the surrealist aspects, in search of an art of strong chromatic impact, linked to Fauvism. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia takes up again the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work will gather images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he is awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounces it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana, who died a few days before the jury's decision. From this decade on, his exhibitions in art centers and galleries such as the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid or the Estilo gallery, and in 1946 he was once again selected for the Salón de los Once. He also began to participate in international exhibitions, such as those of Spanish Contemporary Art held in 1947 in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. He was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Hispano-American Biennial in Madrid (1951) and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1951), the Venice Biennial (1956), the Princess of Paravinci's Palace in Rome (1965), etc. In 1973 he was appointed member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and in 1978 he joined the Academy of San Jorge in Barcelona. That same year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts. Benjamín Palencia is currently represented in the Reina Sofía National Museum, in the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid and in the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia and Albacete, among many others. Attached is a certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Marineros de Pasajes", c. 1970. Marker pen on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive. Signed in the lower right corner.
    Oct. 15, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Marineros de Pasajes", c. 1970. Marker pen on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive. Signed in the lower right corner.

    Est: €1,000 - €1,200

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Marineros de Pasajes", c. 1970. Marker pen on paper. Attached certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 37 x 54 cm; 51 x 68 cm (passe-partout). Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of 98. With only fifteen years Palencia leaves his native town and settles in Madrid to develop his formation through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia will gradually abandon still lifes to take up again the Castilian landscape, capturing it through a magnificent synthesis between tradition and avant-garde. This personal aesthetic of the landscape will reach its culmination in the School of Vallecas and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early thirties, at the outbreak of the Civil War Palencia remains in Madrid, suffering like his peers of his generation a period of deep crisis. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned the cubist and abstract influences and even the surrealist aspects, in search of an art of strong chromatic impact, linked to Fauvism. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia takes up again the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work will gather images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he is awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounces it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana, who died a few days before the jury's decision. From this decade on, his exhibitions in art centers and galleries such as the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid or the Estilo gallery, and in 1946 he was once again selected for the Salón de los Once. He also began to participate in international exhibitions, such as those of Spanish Contemporary Art held in 1947 in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. He was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Hispano-American Biennial in Madrid (1951) and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1951), the Venice Biennial (1956), the Princess of Paravinci's Palace in Rome (1965), etc. In 1973 he was appointed member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and in 1978 he joined the Academy of San Jorge in Barcelona. That same year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts. Benjamín Palencia is currently represented in the Reina Sofía National Museum, in the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid and in the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia and Albacete, among many others. Attached is a certificate issued by the Benjamín Palencia archive.

    Setdart Auction House
  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Vase with lilies"
    Sep. 25, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Vase with lilies"

    Est: €450 - €600

    Chinese ink on paper Signed in the lower right part. Rusty paper Measurements: 28 x 19 cm

    Ansorena
  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) “Rainy Day”, 1971
    Sep. 25, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) “Rainy Day”, 1971

    Est: €450 - €600

    Marker on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: Frame: 22 x 16 cm

    Ansorena
  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA - Seagulls. 1970
    Sep. 17, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA - Seagulls. 1970

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Seagulls. 1970 Ink on paper Signed and dated 1970 Measurements 23.5 x 34 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

    Subastas Segre
  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Fiesta". 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. It has slight lack of polychromy in the frame.
    Sep. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Fiesta". 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. It has slight lack of polychromy in the frame.

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Fiesta". 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. It has slight lack of polychromy in the frame. Measurements: 45 x 60 cm; 73 x 87 cm (frame). This painting belongs to the most avant-garde period of Benjamin Palencia's production. With a vibrant palette of "fauve" colours and a linear schematism that almost reaches the point of symbolic reduction, he succeeds in conveying the contagious energy of a festive atmosphere. Using a deliberately naïve language, he reinvents costumbrismo in a modern key. Founder of the Vallecas School together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamin Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of '98. At the age of fifteen Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he always rejected the official teachings of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he gave it up in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Composition", 1949. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. There are slight flaws in the frame.
    Sep. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Composition", 1949. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. There are slight flaws in the frame.

    Est: €3,000 - €3,500

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Composition", 1949. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. There are slight flaws in the frame. Measurements: 33 x 47 cm; 50 x 63 cm (frame). Benjamin Palencia worked in traditional genres with an avant-garde language, as can be seen in this still life from the 1940s. Founder of the Vallecas School together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamin Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of '98. At the age of fifteen Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he always rejected the official teachings of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he gave it up in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana.

    Setdart Auction House
  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the lower right corner. It presents slight faults in the frame.
    Sep. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the lower right corner. It presents slight faults in the frame.

    Est: €4,000 - €4,500

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Vallecas", 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the lower right corner. It presents slight faults in the frame. Measurements: 38 x 60 cm; 66 x 88 cm (frame). In this magnificent celebratory scene, the communion with nature and the hedonism of the bodies is expressed in a manner similar to Matisse's famous dance. It belongs to Benjamin Palencia's most avant-garde period, when he formed the vibrant group of Surrealists around the village that gives this painting its title. Founder of the Vallecas School together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamin Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape characteristic of the Generation of '98. At the age of fifteen Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he always rejected the official teachings of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he gave it up in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Clown. 1948. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Artwork verified by Ramón Palencia
    Sep. 12, 2024

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Clown. 1948. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Artwork verified by Ramón Palencia

    Est: €1,500 - €1,800

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Clown. 1948. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Work verified by Ramón Palencia Measurements: 44 x 28 cm. Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of 98. When he was only fifteen years old, Palencia left his native town and settled in Madrid to develop his training through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, as he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he took part in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travelled to Paris for the first time. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he later applied to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand and ashes. It was during this Parisian stay that Palencia's work took on a surrealist tone, evidenced by an increasingly greater expressive freedom that reached its peak in his mature period. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927) and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia gradually abandoned still lifes in favour of Castilian landscapes. This personal landscape aesthetic reached its culmination in the Vallecas School and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early 1930s, when the Civil War broke out Palencia remained in Madrid and, like his fellow artists of his generation, underwent a period of profound crisis. When the war ended, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned cubist influences in search of an art with a strong chromatic impact. Focusing on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia returned to the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work would include images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; once fully consolidated, in 1943 he won the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to take part in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he was awarded the medal of honour at the National Exhibition, although he gave it up in order to facilitate its award to José Gutiérrez Solana, who died a few days before the jury's decision. From this decade onwards he exhibited his work in art centres and galleries such as the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid and the Estilo gallery, and in 1946 he was once again selected for the Salón de los Once. He also began to take part in international exhibitions, such as those of Spanish Contemporary Art held in Buenos Aires in 1947.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1948. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Ignacio Lassaletta Gallery. Certificate attached
    Sep. 12, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1948. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Ignacio Lassaletta Gallery. Certificate attached

    Est: €1,000 - €1,200

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). Untitled, 1948. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Ignacio Lassaletta Gallery. Certificate attached Measurements: 34 x 25 cm,; 65 x 56 cm. Founder of the School of Vallecas together with Alberto Sánchez, sculptor, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape typical of the Generation of 98. With only fifteen years Palencia leaves his native town and settles in Madrid to develop his formation through his frequent visits to the Prado Museum, since he always rejected the official teachings of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. In 1925 he participates in the Exhibition of Iberian Artists held at the Retiro Palace in Madrid, and in 1926 he travels for the first time to Paris. There he met Picasso, Gargallo and Miró and came into contact with the collage technique, which he would later apply to his work, incorporating new materials such as sand or ashes. It will be from this Parisian stay when Palencia's work acquires a surrealist tone, evidenced in an increasingly greater expressive freedom that will reach its fullness in his period of maturity. On his return to Madrid he founded the Vallecas School (1927), and made his individual debut at the Museum of Modern Art (1928). Palencia will gradually abandon still lifes to take up again the Castilian landscape, capturing it through a magnificent synthesis between tradition and avant-garde. This personal aesthetic of the landscape will reach its culmination in the School of Vallecas and, after a brilliant surrealist incursion in the early thirties, at the outbreak of the Civil War Palencia remains in Madrid, suffering like his peers of his generation a period of deep crisis. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned the cubist and abstract influences and even the surrealist aspects, in search of an art of strong chromatic impact, linked to Fauvism. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, in 1942 Palencia takes up again the experience of the Vallecas School together with the young painters Álvar Delgado, Carlos Pascual de Lara, Gregorio del Olmo, Enrique Núñez Casteló and Francisco San José. His work will gather images of the Castilian countryside and its peasants and animals; his painting becomes a testimony of the rough, the coarse and the rural, of the subtle expressiveness of the Castilian sobriety. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and in 1944 he was selected to participate in the Salón de los Once de Eugenio D'Ors in Madrid. The following year he is awarded the medal of honor at the National Exhibition, although he renounces it to facilitate its concession to José Gutiérrez Solana, who died a few days before the jury's decision. From this decade on, his exhibitions in art centers and galleries such as the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid or the Estilo gallery, and in 1946 he was once again selected for the Salón de los Once. He also began to participate in international exhibitions, such as those of Spanish Contemporary Art held in 1947 in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. He was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Hispano-American Biennial in Madrid (1951) and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1951), the Venice Biennial (1956), the Princess of Paravinci's Palace in Rome (1965), etc. In 1973 he was appointed member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and in 1978 he joined the Academy of San Jorge in Barcelona. That same year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts. Benjamín Palencia is currently represented in the Reina Sofía National Museum, in the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid and in the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia and Albacete, among many others.

    Setdart Auction House
  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA (SPAIN, 1894-1980)
    Aug. 25, 2024

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (SPAIN, 1894-1980)

    Est: $10,000 - $20,000

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA (SPAIN, 1894-1980) Rolling Valley Farm Fields, mixed media on paper, signed lower left and dated '67, gold painted cove frame, matted under glass, OS: 26" x 30", SS: 17" x 21".

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • Benjamin Palencia. Women resting
    Jul. 23, 2024

    Benjamin Palencia. Women resting

    Est: -

    Ink and pencil drawing on paper. Signed and dated (1921) in the lower right corner. Work registered in the Benjamín Palencia Archive. Registration No.: D001/21.

    Duran Arte y Subastas
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