This work by the Argentinian artist Jorge Abot belongs to his period in Madrid, when he entered into contact with the new movements that were gradually finding a foothold in Spain. In Madrid he had the opportunity to see exhibitions of great contemporary masters like Joan Miró (1893-1983), Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) or Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012). Also, thanks to Ignacio Colombres (1917-1996), a fellow Argentinian painter in exile, he had his first chance to see works by artists like Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) first-hand.

Abot explains that he found the path to abstraction in his early still lifes, which, in his own words, contained “signs that have to do with memory.” Since the beginning of his career he has been obsessed with finding the appropriate sign and with spontaneous brushwork to try to bring out what the blank canvas has to offer.

The artist’s style of painting lends itself readily to graphic work. Pieces like this provide evidence of the same way of working using drawing and colour, following a creative line indebted to . Abot’s body of work is sustained by great power and spontaneity.