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Life

A Life Told Through Images

From portraits of his parents at the beginning of the twentieth century to his studio in Marbella, surrounded by his own work: a photographic journey through the life of Vicente de Espona.

1900 – 1930

Origins and childhood

Vicente de Espona's mother, studio portrait, early twentieth century.
Vicente de Espona's mother, studio portrait, early twentieth century.
Vicente de Espona's father, studio portrait, early twentieth century.
Vicente de Espona's father, studio portrait, early twentieth century.
As a baby in Valencia, 1918.
As a baby in Valencia, 1918.
Childhood portrait in Barcelona, c. 1923, aged about five.
Childhood portrait in Barcelona, c. 1923, aged about five.
Vicente as a child at the Carrera family farmhouse in Alboraya, Valencia, c. 1920.
Vicente as a child at the Carrera family farmhouse in Alboraya, Valencia, c. 1920.
Vicente with his sister Rosario on the day of his First Communion, 31 July 1925.
Vicente with his sister Rosario on the day of his First Communion, 31 July 1925.
Vicente and his sister Rosario building sandcastles.
Vicente and his sister Rosario building sandcastles.
1930s – 1940s

Adolescence, war and law

As a teenager, studio portrait in Barcelona, 1930s.
As a teenager, studio portrait in Barcelona, 1930s.
Vicente as a young man during his service as a combatant in the Spanish Civil War.
Vicente as a young man during his service as a combatant in the Spanish Civil War.
Studio portrait in Barcelona, c. 1940, during his years as a young lawyer.
Studio portrait in Barcelona, c. 1940, during his years as a young lawyer.
In the 1940s, during his legal career.
In the 1940s, during his legal career.
Brazil (1951–1968) · Marbella (1970s–1990s)

Marbella: life and studio

Painting a portrait in a studio in Brazil. Brazil / São Paulo (1951–1968).
Painting a portrait in a studio in Brazil. Brazil / São Paulo (1951–1968).
The entrance to his Marbella studio, with one of his sculptures incorporated into the façade.
The entrance to his Marbella studio, with one of his sculptures incorporated into the façade.
Beside one of his wooden sculptures in his library.
Beside one of his wooden sculptures in his library.
With his wife, Ana María Muñoz Miró, outside Restaurante Santiago.
With his wife, Ana María Muñoz Miró, outside Restaurante Santiago.
At a dinner in Marbella.
At a dinner in Marbella.
Vicente with his wife Ana María at a social gathering in Marbella.
Vicente with his wife Ana María at a social gathering in Marbella.
Speaking at a gala at Marbella's Hotel Don Pepe, 1970s.
Speaking at a gala at Marbella's Hotel Don Pepe, 1970s.
In his first studio in Marbella.
In his first studio in Marbella.
In his Marbella studio in the 1980s, beside one of his paintings.
In his Marbella studio in the 1980s, beside one of his paintings.
At the opening of his exhibition at Galería Studio 52, Córdoba, 1975.
At the opening of his exhibition at Galería Studio 52, Córdoba, 1975.
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