Antonio Saura — Exhibition Catalogue, Caja Duero, 2002

Published on the occasion of a major retrospective organised by Caja Duero, this 2002 catalogue presents Antonio Saura through a precise and graphic lens, balancing archival fidelity with editorial clarity. The volume features essays by Emmanuel Guigon, Marcel Cohen, and Georges Sebbag, with striking reproductions of Saura’s work—particularly his iconic series Retrato (1989) and Acumulación (1978). The publication functions not only as an exhibition record, but as a standalone object of study into Saura’s gestural vocabulary and lifelong engagement with the body, memory, and political trauma.

Bound in cloth with a subdued cover featuring a single, mask-like Saura portrait, the design by Javier Caballero is austere and sharp. The catalogue incorporates images from the artist’s own estate, with technical coordination by Art In Project and photography from François Poivret and others. It belongs firmly in the lineage of postwar European monographs—direct, typographically rigorous, and saturated with visual tension.

Technical Sheet
Title: Antonio Saura
Editor / Institution: Caja Duero
Date: 2002
Technique / Printing Method: Offset
Medium / Materials: Clothbound hardcover
Language: Spanish
Dimensions (cm): approx. 24 × 30
Pages: Not paginated
Texts by: Emmanuel Guigon, Marcel Cohen, Georges Sebbag
Publisher / Editor: Ediciones del Umbral
ISBN: 84-95610-27-2
Condition: Very Good