21 Facts About Eugenio Granell

Eugenio Granell joined the Trotskyists during his military service and eventually became a prominent member of POUM in 1935.

Eugenio Granell's work has been incorporated into exhibitions in the Maeght Gallery, the Bodley Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art as well as The Museum of Contemporary Art alongside other Surrealists such as Andre Breton and Marcel Duchamp.

Eugenio Granell dedicated himself as a poet, essayist and novelist, publishing 15 books in all.

The Eugenio Granell Foundation was inaugurated in 1995 to conserve the life and work of the artist with an expansive collection of his oils, drawings, constructions, collages and archives.

In 1928, Eugenio Granell enrolled at the Escuela Superior de Musica del Real Conservatorio in Madrid.

Eugenio Granell was one of those exiles, residing in France, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and New York City.

Eugenio Granell began his life as a painter in the Dominican Republic.

Eugenio Granell continued to play the violin at the National Symphony which he had helped create with the musician Enrique Chapi, another refugee from Spain.

Eugenio Granell left an important legacy in the arts in this Caribbean island.

When Eugenio Granell arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1940, he had not yet discovered his talent for painting.

Eugenio Granell had his first solo exhibition in 1943, exhibiting 44 Surrealist paintings, this was the first exhibition of Surrealist works held in the country.

Eugenio Granell had another solo exhibition in 1945 featuring 200 of his works and in 1946 he exhibited in Puerto Rico and Guatemala.

In 1946, Eugenio Granell left the Dominican Republic and headed for Mexico with the intention of working with his party comrade Costa Amic.

In 1952, Eugenio Granell traveled to New York with his friend Jose Vela Zanetti, a fellow Spanish exile whom he met in the Dominican Republic.

Eugenio Granell was Professor Emeritus of Spanish Literature at City University of New York.

The Eugenio Granell Foundation was created in 1995 in his home town Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Eugenio Granell published several books in Spain, including "La novela del Indio Tupinamba", a surrealist, personal and unique vision of the Spanish Civil War.

The Eugenio Granell Foundation was created in Santiago de Compostela in 1995.

All of the catalogues of Eugenio Granell's exhibits published by the Fundacion Eugenio Granell, are written in English.

Eugenio Granell published a book of meditations and critical reflections on Picasso's Guernica, and this book is available in English as well as in Spanish and Galician.

Works by Eugenio Granell are on display in major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.