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Jorge Oteiza

1908 - 2003

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Jorge Oteiza Enbil (October 21, 1908 – April 9, 2003), was a Basque Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer from the Basque Country, renowned for being one of the main theorists on Basque modern art. Oteiza was born in Orio (Gipuzkoa, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain). He moved to South America in 1935, just before the Spanish Civil War, and stayed there for 14 years. In 1963 he published Quosque tandem!, an essay about the aesthetics inherent to Basque soul, based on prehistoric art found in Basque regions and Basque people's anthropological roots. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Oteiza is the 159th most popular sculptor (down from 145th in 2019), the 1,139th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,081st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jorge Oteiza ranks 159 out of 258. Before him are Paolo Troubetzkoy, Alina Szapocznikow, Antoine-Denis Chaudet, Alexandre Falguière, Georges Lacombe, and Dennis Oppenheim. After him are Tino di Camaino, James Pradier, Cephisodotus the Younger, Pietro Bracci, Halyna Sevruk, and Rudolf Belling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Jorge Oteiza ranks 189. Before him are Eddie Tolan, Nikolay Nosov, Jean Effel, Elek Schwartz, Pedro Arico Suárez, and Fred MacMurray. After him are Boris Polevoy, Erik Lundqvist, Karl Hohmann, Juan Botasso, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, and Jacques Herbrand. Among people deceased in 2003, Jorge Oteiza ranks 166. Before him are Luděk Pachman, Ahmadou Kourouma, Sadegh Khalkhali, João César Monteiro, Pierre Poujade, and Kir Bulychev. After him are Alexander Kemurdzhian, Jean Yanne, Françoise Giroud, Rosalyn Tureck, Walter Zapp, and Augusto Monterroso.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jorge Oteiza ranks 1,139 out of 3,355. Before him are Josep Seguer (1923), Enrique Vila-Matas (1948), Feliciano Rivilla (1936), Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856), Petrus Alphonsi (1062), and Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán (1809). After him are Pilar Lorengar (1928), Carlos Alcaraz (2003), Rodri (1934), Victoria Kent (1891), Santi Cazorla (1984), and Juan José Elhuyar (1754).

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Among SCULPTORS In Spain

Among sculptors born in Spain, Jorge Oteiza ranks 3. Before him are César Manrique (1919), and Eduardo Chillida (1924). After him are Juan Martínez Montañés (1568), Gregorio Fernández (1576), and Juan Garaizabal (1971).

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