Illustrationintheworld

  Rafael de Penagos Zalabardo (Madrid, March 7, 1889-M adrid, April 24, 1954) was a Spanish cartoonist and painter, an exponent of Art Deco illustration, the style that marks the incorporation of the languages of modernity into life. daily. Penagos studied at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts, where he received classes from Emilio Sala and Antonio Muñoz Degrain, two of the great graphic illustrators of the Blanco y Negro magazine. Although he combines graphic illustration and painting from the beginning, he soon shows the enormous quality he achieves in drawings. He participates in the Madrid cultural environment and regularly attends the Valle-Inclán gatherings at the Nuevo Café de Levante. In 1913, he got a scholarship to go to Paris and London. Upon his return, he began to develop an intense activity as a poster designer and publicist for different commercial houses. In parallel, he works as an illustrator in the main magazines of the moment, such as Nuevo Mundo, La ...