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Explore El Amo del Simún: Adolfo Lozano Sidro's Illustrations Exhibition in Priego de Córdoba

Discover the artist's mature style from the 1920s, drawing from the extensive ABC Collection.

This exhibition at the Museo Lozano Sidro in Priego de Córdoba delves into Adolfo Lozano Sidro's captivating illustrations for the novel 'El Amo del Simún'. It highlights his imaginative skill in depicting distant worlds and historical settings during his peak years in the 1920s. Visitors can appreciate selections from the vast ABC Collection, representing his significant collaboration with publications like Blanco y Negro. This display celebrates a master artist's legacy.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition, titled 'El Amo del Simún', showcases the illustrations by Adolfo Lozano Sidro for the novel of the same name. The display, located in the Lozano Sidro Museum in Priego de Córdoba, highlights the artist's mature style from the 1920s and features selections from the ABC Collection.

Curatorial context

The Museo Lozano Sidro in Priego de Córdoba hosts 'El Amo del Simún', an exhibition dedicated to the illustrations of Adolfo Lozano Sidro for the novel by Jean d’Agraives. Published serially in Blanco y Negro between 1926 and 1927, 'El Amo del Simún' is a chivalric tale involving love, battles between Christians and Muslims, naval encounters with pirates, and matters of honor and loyalty to King Louis XIV. Lozano Sidro's illustrations for this novel, created during his peak years of success in the 1920s, showcase his imagination and skill as he evokes distant worlds and historical settings. The exhibition draws from the extensive ABC Collection, which holds over 600 works by the artist, representing his collaboration with the newspaper ABC and the magazine Blanco y Negro from 1896 to 1935. Annual exhibitions are organized in the house that served as his home and studio, now the Museo Lozano Sidro, continuing the legacy of this master artist.

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ABC Museum of Drawing and Illustration
Current status
Permanent collection
Exhibition schedule
Permanent display (no announced closing date)
Artist line / attribution
Featuring illustrations by Adolfo Lozano Sidro for the novel 'El Amo del Simún'.
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