Nestor Basterretxea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nestor Basterretxea

Spanish painter

Date of Birth: 06-May-1924

Place of Birth: Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 12-Jul-2014

Profession: painter, sculptor, film director

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Spain

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Nestor Basterretxea

  • Nestor Basterretxea Arzadun (6 May 1924 – 12 July 2014) was a Basque Spanish artist, born in Bermeo, Biscay, Basque Autonomous Community.
  • In the 1950s and '60s, he spearheaded along with other artists such as Jorge Oteiza, Remigio Mendiburu, or Eduardo Chillida, an avant-garde artistic movement concerned with the crisis of Basque identity, and formally a special focus on large volumes and the concept of emptiness.

Read more at Wikipedia