THE LEGACY OF THE ARTIST
´The world of Art has given me the privilege to know and work side by side with the greatest Masters of our time, such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Cesar Manrique. I have been blessed to have gotten to know the King of Spain on a personal level, to have met the Shah of Persia and his wife Farah Diba, Presidents of governments, too many stories and too little time to tell you´´ –Angel Gustavo–
After receiving a scholarship and later graduating from the prestigious Madrid Royal Academy of Arts mid 60´s and with Pablo Picasso’s personal guidance, he steadily became a house hold name amongst National and International Art lovers, with international adventures that lead him far beyond the Spanish borders, all the way from the Museums of Egypt to the Royal Green Palace of the Shah of Persia and his Art loving wife.
By the mid 70´s he was well established onto the Spanish Art scene.
He featured regularly in leading Fashion magazines rubbing shoulders with international stars, with his Art becoming increasingly popular amongst the Spanish Elite, in particular the Spanish Aristocracy, as can be seen in the newspaper articles you can find here below and a multitude of Art reviews by Countesses and Marquises, all well-known Spanish Art critics.
Ten of his murals have been installed in several landmark government buildings across Spain. The Head Quarters of the National Military Police, the Guardia Civil in Madrid, the National Military hospital, the Ministry of Health department in Madrid, the National Spanish Savings Bank and the Provincial Government head Office in Gran Canaria, see the articles and photos here below.
Worth mentioning is that all these merits were based on only the part of his entire oeuvre that was known to the public at that time. A large portion of his work post-1990 had remained largely in private collection, as explained in his biography.
Those fine works of Art might yet represent the best of his work as it has been painted in total creative freedom and shows a unique insight into the evolution of Angel Gustavo as an Artist over a life-span of 50+ years.
Only recently, after Angel Gustavo’s passing in the summer of 2024, with his family now in charge of his estate, it was decided to honour him by opening up his vast Art collection to the general public. Through various expositions and carefully selected Art fairs around the world and exposing his Art through various (social) media channels, his artistic legacy and extraordinary journey will be shared and will serve to inspire Art lovers world-wide. It is the intention of the family to donate a significant part of the proceedings to talented new artists through the soon to be formed Angel Gustavo Foundation.
In this part below you will find a broad range of well documented Art events in Fashion and Art magazines, newspapers and other Art reviews written over several decades that are testimony to his 50+ year successful career. Enjoy!
