Dolores Soldevilla Nieto was a passionate Cuban artist whose career blossomed in the 1950s. Following early professional turns, she emerged later in life as a prolific artist and fervent advocate for culture. She became Cuba's cultural attache to Europe, embarking on a path that would dramatically alter the course of her life and the discourse surrounding Cuban abstraction at mid-century. Residing in Paris, she studied in the ateliers of prominent European and American artists, and, after returning to Cuba, she played an active role as a vital link between the European avant-garde and the new voices of abstraction emerging throughout Latin America and Cuba. Lolo Soldevilla: Constructing Her Universe is the first monograph devoted to her remarkable achievements, providing compelling insight into the life and work of this exceptional artist.

About the Author
LOLO SOLDEVILLA (1901-1971) started her artistic career rather late. First working as a teacher, Soldevilla did not begin studying art until 1949, when she started at the Paris Academie de la Gran-de Chaumiere with the sculptors Leopold Kretz and Ossip Zadki-ne, where she also learned about Concrete Art.


Book Information
ISBN 9783775746267
Author Olga Viso
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Hatje Cantz
Publisher Hatje Cantz
Weight(grams) 1180g