Instituto Cervantes New York Surveys Esteban Vicente, Abstract Expressionist 'Painter of Reality'

Esteban Vicente, who was born in 1903 in Turégano, Segovia, and passed away in Bridgehampton, New York, in 2001, relocated to the United States in 1936 amid the onset of the Spanish Civil War, where he spent the remainder of his life. Prior to his departure from Spain, he had explored major European art hubs like Paris and London, where he engaged with contemporary artistic movements. In America, Vicente cultivated a network that integrated him into the American Abstract Expressionist scene, collaborating with prominent artists and earning accolades from influential critics and gallerists. The exhibition 'The Painter of Reality,' curated by Eren Johnson and Ana Doldán, showcases Vicente’s evolution from pre-war Europe to his pivotal role in postwar American abstraction at the Instituto Cervantes in New York.