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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. Seaport (1949)
    Apr. 24, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Seaport (1949)

    Est: -

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

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Vase with flowers (c.1975)
    Apr. 24, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Vase with flowers (c.1975)

    Est: -

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

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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
    Apr. 22, 2025

    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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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Child", 1960. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated. With label on the back of the N2 Gallery and the Ignacio de Lassaletta Gallery.
    Apr. 22, 2025

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Child", 1960. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated. With label on the back of the N2 Gallery and the Ignacio de Lassaletta Gallery.

    Est: €2,400 - €2,600

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Child", 1960. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated. With label on the back of the N2 Gallery and the Ignacio de Lassaletta Gallery. Work exhibited at the Palacio Los Serrano, Ávila, 2009, according to the label on the back. Measurements: 31,5 x 21,5 cm; 59 x 50 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). Palencia will gradually abandon the still lifes to return to the Castilian landscape. 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 a period of deep crisis like his peers of his generation. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned cubist influences in search of an art with a strong chromatic impact. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, Palencia took up again in 1942 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. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtains the first medal in 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 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.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Peasant's head", 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner.
    Apr. 22, 2025

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Peasant's head", 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner.

    Est: €3,400 - €3,600

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Peasant's head", 1948. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. With label on the back of the Ignacio de Lassaletta Gallery. Work exhibited at the Palacio Los Serrano, Ávila, 2009, according to the label on the back. Measurements: 47,5 x 33 cm; 71,5 x 56 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). Palencia will gradually abandon still lifes to return to the Castilian landscape. 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 peers of his generation. After the war, between 1939 and 1940 his painting took a radical turn; he abandoned cubist influences in search of an art with a strong chromatic impact. Focused on his work as a landscape painter, Palencia took up again in 1942 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. Already fully consolidated, in 1943 he obtains the first medal in 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 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.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Fruit seller facing the sea", 1928
    Apr. 01, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Fruit seller facing the sea", 1928

    Est: €37,500 - €50,000

    Oil on canvas Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Inv. Arch. Benjamin Palencia: 004/28 Provenance: -Berkowitsch auctions in 1982 -Private collection, Madrid Exhibitions: -"Fruit Painting. Spanish lyrical figuration. 1926-1932". Plaza de España Room, Madrid, November 1996-January 1997. Department of Education and Culture. Community of Madrid. Reproduced on page 130, under the title "Fruit seller facing the sea" Bibliography: -Benjamin Palencia Archive (Ramon Palencia del Burgo), "Catalogue of oil paintings Volume I: 1915-1928", no. 175, pages 380-381 -"Fruit painting. Spanish lyrical figuration, 1926-1932" (file number), General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Department of Education and Culture of the Community of Madrid, Madrid, 1996, color reproduction, p. 130. Measurements: 57 x 72 cm

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Girl sitting on the ground", 1949
    Apr. 01, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Girl sitting on the ground", 1949

    Est: €1,050 - €1,400

    Indian ink on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Attached is a certificate from the Benjamin Palencia archive dated July 3, 2024 with the number D011/49 Measurements: 32.5 x 22.5 cm

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  • Benjamín Palencia (1894-1980) ‘Lemon Tree Branches’, 1972
    Mar. 27, 2025

    Benjamín Palencia (1894-1980) ‘Lemon Tree Branches’, 1972

    Est: €400 - €700

    Ink on paper. Signed and dated ‘B. Palencia/1972’ in the lower left corner.  Size: 32 x 22 cm Certificate attached. 

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  • Benjamín Palencia (1894-1980) ‘Woman Resting’, 1979
    Mar. 27, 2025

    Benjamín Palencia (1894-1980) ‘Woman Resting’, 1979

    Est: €300 - €500

    Ink on paper. Signed, dated and dedicated ‘B. Palencia/1979’ in the lower right corner.  Size: 21 x 32 cm Certificate enclosed. 

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Seagulls
    Mar. 25, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Seagulls

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Seagulls. 1968 Marker on paper Signed and dated 1968 Measurements 33 x 45 cm Certificate signed by Benjamin Palencia Archive No. D008/68

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Landscape of Altea
    Mar. 25, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Landscape of Altea

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Landscape of Altea. 1970 Markers on paper Signed and dated 1970 Measurements 33 x 48 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - The Rider
    Mar. 25, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - The Rider

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 The rider. 1948 Ink on paper Signed and stamped Measurements 27 x 43 cm Certificate signed by the Benjamín Palencia Archive

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Surroundings of Madrid
    Mar. 25, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Surroundings of Madrid

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Surroundings of Madrid. 1970 Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1970 Measurements 38.5 x 46 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Lilies", 1975. Marker and colored pencils on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archives.
    Mar. 19, 2025

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Lilies", 1975. Marker and colored pencils on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archives.

    Est: €700 - €900

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Lilies", 1975. Marker and colored pencils on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archives. Drawing registered in the archives of Benjamin Palencia with the number D008/75. Measurements: 32.5 cm x 23 cm. In this drawing the author represents a great lily, opened in all its splendor and accompanied by other two, of smaller size and without blooming but that contribute, due to their disposition, a clear and dynamic composition obtaining that the main lily is the protagonist of the same one. In spite of its sketchy character, the author has captured a great variety of colors, playing with them to create lights, leftovers and different textures that differentiate the petals of the flower from the stem. 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 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, 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 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 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 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 of Madrid (1951) and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1951), the Venice Biennial (1956). Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Benjamín Palencia Archives. Drawing registered in the archives of Benjamin Palencia with the number D008/75.

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA, (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Landscape of the Ribera", 1945. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner.
    Mar. 19, 2025

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA, (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Landscape of the Ribera", 1945. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner.

    Est: €26,000 - €28,000

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA, (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Landscape of the Ribera", 1945. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Provenance: Jorge Juan Gallery in Madrid. Work published in: Pedroso, Margarita de, "Los nuevos Benjamín Palencia", Lyra, Year VI, nos. 61-62, Buenos Aires, September-October 1948; unpaginated. Certificate can be issued at buyer's expense. Work verified by Don Ramón Palencia. Measurements: 100 x 100 cm, 122 x 122 cm (frame). Benjamín Palencia, one of the key figures of modern landscape painting in Spain, offers us in Paisaje a vibrant and poetic vision of his environment. With an expressive brushstroke and a palette rich in hallmarks of green, ochre and earth, the artist achieves a composition of great spatial depth, structured in harmoniously overlapping planes. This work, executed in 1945, belongs to his period of maturity, when his painting abandoned the surrealist and cubist influence to consolidate a personal language of strong chromatic impact and Fauvist character. Palencia not only represents the landscape, but also interprets it from an intuitive sensibility, transforming it into a sensorial and emotional experience. The rhythmic structure of the cypress trees and the light filtering through hills and valleys evoke a nature in constant movement, reflecting his vision of art as a means of poetic exploration. Founder of the Vallecas School, Benjamin Palencia was an essential figure in the modernization of landscape painting in Spain. Self-taught and outside of academic teaching, he found inspiration in the Prado Museum and in his trips to Paris (1926), where he made contact with Picasso, Miró and Gargallo. In the 1920s, his work acquired surrealist and cubist influences, but after the Civil War he evolved towards a more expressive and colorful language, close to Fauvism. His work as a landscape painter redefined the Castilian tradition with a modern vision, integrating emotion and matter in each brushstroke. He received important distinctions, such as the First Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts (1943) and the Medal of Honor in 1945, although he renounced the latter in favor of José Gutiérrez Solana. His work can be found in museums such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español de Cuenca, consolidating him as one of the great renovators of 20th century Spanish art. Provenance: Jorge Juan Gallery of Madrid.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Peasants in the countryside", 1951
    Feb. 26, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Peasants in the countryside", 1951

    Est: €3,600 - €4,800

    Oil and ink on paper glued to board. Dedicated, signed and dated in the lower right corner Measurements: 34 x 48 cm

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Figures", 1979
    Feb. 26, 2025

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Barrax (Albacete) (1894) / Madrid (1980) "Figures", 1979

    Est: €450 - €600

    Inks and colored pencils on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner Measurements: 21 x 14 cm

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  • BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Woman", 1964. Incision on pink marble. Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
    Feb. 19, 2025

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Woman", 1964. Incision on pink marble. Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.

    Est: €7,000 - €9,000

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA (Barrax, Albacete, 1894 - Madrid, 1980). "Woman", 1964. Incision on pink marble. Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 131 x 64 x 25 cm. Multifaceted artist, Benjamín Palencia, extended his painting to other artistic fields, reinventing himself and contributing his singular language to other disciplines. The decade of the sixties, as this work reflects, is witness to his spirit of renewal, as he introduced new materials such as marble. This work is witness to the more traditional Palencia known for his synthetic figures of telluric symbolism and at the same time of a unique moment in the artist's career, which although already consolidated, continued to investigate and open new artistic paths. Founder of the School of Vallecas together with sculptor Alberto Sánchez, Benjamín Palencia was one of the most important heirs of the poetics of the Castilian landscape 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 obtains the first medal in 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. Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive.

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - My pet
    Feb. 11, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - My pet

    Est: -

    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 My pet. 1958 Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper Signed and dated 1958 Measurements 32 x 21 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Surrealist figure
    Feb. 11, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Surrealist figure

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    BENJAMÍN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Surrealist figure. 1970 Ink on paper Stamped signature Measurements 32 x 23 cm Certificate signed by the Benjamín Palencia Archive

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  • BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Untitled
    Feb. 11, 2025

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA - Untitled

    Est: -

    BENJAMIN PALENCIA Albacete 1894-Madrid 1980 Untitled. 1973 Quill on paper Signed and dated 1973 Dimensions 28 x 22 cm Work included in the Benjamín Palencia Archive BIBLIOGRAPHY Francisco Garfias, "Drawings by Benjamín Palencia. Art Notebooks Contemporary Masters of Drawing and Painting", Ed. Ibérico Europea de Ediciones, Madrid 1975, s/p

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  • Benjamin Palencia. Villajoyosa
    Jan. 28, 2025

    Benjamin Palencia. Villajoyosa

    Est: -

    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)

    Est: -

    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)

    Est: -

    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)

    Est: -

    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

    Est: -

    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

    Est: -

    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

    Est: -

    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

    Est: -

    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

    Est: -

    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

    Est: -

    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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