Today I want to introduce you a neighbour, painter and a chemist’s shop owner from the Plaza Mercado, Barrio (quarter) San Mateo.
Agustín also gives clases for painting — The unique oportunity to learn painting from one of the last remaining artists of Jerez!
Agustín was born 1935 in San Mateo, Jerez and lived here his entire life.
He documented the eventful life in Jerez in several paintings that he has shown to me recently.
He started painting in his childhood autodidactically, just trying it. The sources of his inspiration are the people and the environment of his native town.
Noticeable are also the influences of his favourite painters like Velásques, El Greco, Jóse de Ribera or Rembrand.
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 The painter´s workplace |
 studio |
 studio |
 Rosique a bohemian painter from Jerez. He already died. |
 Curra a gipsy woman from Agustín´s quarter. She already died. |
 Cantarote, lefthanded guitarist during the hunger periods in the 50´s. |
 Carlos González Ragel, a fotographer, painter, bohemian from the well known Gonzalez Byass Family |
 studio |
 Agustin´s marrocean phase. |
 Here Agustín gives classes in painting. |
 The San Mateo church behind Agustíns house. |
 The Plaza Mercado, seen from the painter´s house. |
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