Francisco Asorey

Francisco Asorey in 1914.

Francisco Asorey González (4 March 1889 - 2 July 1961) was a Spanish sculptor. He was born in Cambados, Galicia, and became one of the most important sculptors in Spain in early 20th century. He started working as a religious sculptor in Sarriá, Barcelona, where he studied and Barakaldo, Euskadi. He was living in Madrid for 9 years, from 1909 to 1918, after these years he established in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, where he was working until he died in 1961.

Images

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  Asorey's birth house in Cambados, Spain
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  Cabanelas' monument, Pontevedra, Spain
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  Portrait of the violinist, Manuel Quiroga, Pontevedra, Spain

References

• El escultor Francisco Asorey, Ramón Otero Túñez, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 1959