Rafael Santos Torroella
Rafael Santos Torroella (1914, in Portbou – 2002, in Barcelona) was a Spanish art critic, translator and poet.[1]
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.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Rafael Santos i Torroella | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ↑ "Fallece en Barcelona Rafael Santos Torroella, el mayor especialista del mundo en Salvador Dalí". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ↑ "El Cultural - Revista de cultura y artes referente en España - Elcultural.com en El Español". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ↑ Garcia-Velasco, Jose (2002-10-01). "Rafael Santos Torroella, crítico y escritor". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ↑ Gibson, Ian (2003-10-14). "Rafael Santos Torroella". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
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