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Antonio López García

1936 - Today

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Antonio López García (born 6 January 1936) is a Spanish painter and sculptor, known for his realistic style. He has been praised by leading art critics, such as Robert Hughes, who considered him "the greatest realist artist alive" in 1986. His style sometimes is deemed hyperrealistic. His painting was the subject of the film El Sol del Membrillo, by Victor Erice, in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio López García is the 1,001st most popular painter (down from 933rd in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from Spain (down from 820th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Spanish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Antonio López García ranks 1,001 out of 2,023. Before him are Frans Francken the Younger, Mór Than, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Giovanni di Paolo, and Richard Estes. After him are Jan Wildens, Nikolai Yaroshenko, Cy Twombly, Emanuel Leutze, David Roberts, and Adriaen Coorte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Antonio López García ranks 206. Before him are José Policarpo, John P. Ryan, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Paul Shenar, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. After him are Fernando Solanas, Annette Stroyberg, Trevor Taylor, Philip Kaufman, Reiner Klimke, and Boniface Alexandre.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Antonio López García ranks 897 out of 3,355. Before him are Ramón Sampedro (1943), Alfonso Fróilaz (911), Francesc Cambó (1876), Diego Martínez Barrio (1883), Narcís Monturiol (1819), and Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo (1787). After him are Periko Alonso (1953), Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), David de Gea (1990), Blas de Lezo (1689), Josep Sunyol (1898), and Indalecio Prieto (1883).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Antonio López García ranks 30. Before him are Alonso Berruguete (1488), Bartolomé Bermejo (1440), Ignacio Zuloaga (1870), Pablo Gargallo (1881), Luis Ricardo Falero (1851), and Ferrer Bassa (1285). After him are Jaume Huguet (1412), Francisco Herrera the Younger (1622), Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), María Blanchard (1881), Antonio de Pereda (1611), and Vicente Juan Masip (1505).

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