Josep Renau

Josep Renau Berenguer
Born 11 May 1907
Valencia, Spain
Died 11 November 1982
East Berlin, Germany
Nationality Spanish
Education Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos
Known for Painting, Mural, Graphic design, Photomontage
Notable work Tropic (1945), The American Way of Life (1952-1966)
Spouse(s) Manuela Ballester

Josep Renau Berenguer (17 May 1907 — 11 November 1982) was an artist and communist revolutionary notable for his propaganda work during the Spanish Civil War. Among his production, it is remarkable his art deco period, his political propaganda during the Spanish Civil War, the photomurals of the Spanish Pavilion in the International Exhibition of 1937 in Paris, a series of photomontages titled Fata Morgana or The American Way of Life, and murals and paintings made in Mexico such as Tropic, dated in 1945.

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