Rafael Santos Torroella (1914, in Portbou – 2002, in Barcelona) was a Spanish art critic, translator and poet.
Biography
Brother of Àngels Santos Torroella, he wrote several books on Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, among others, and helped renovate the avant-garde art scene in Spain after the Spanish Civil War. Santos published his Antología Poética in 1952. He is considered as a major authority in the artistic universe. His bibliography is very important (references in all important libraries, not only in European countries but all around the world). A lot of books and works, particularly about Miró and Dalí, have really established his fame. But it seems that his life is not very well known.
References
- (ca)enciclopedia.cat
- (es) Obituary abc.es
- (es)Obituary Elcultural
- (es)El Pais, Jose Garcia-Velasco, "Rafael Santos Torroella, crítico y escritor", 1 Oct. 2002
- (es)El Pais, Ian Gibson, "Rafael Santos Torroella", 14 Oct. 2003
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