This artist was born on January 18, 1926, in Spain, but came to Mexico with his family at age 13, for political refuge, in 1939. Capdevila studied painting, became known for graphic arts and engraving but also did mural work. He was a student of Santos Balmori (painting) and Carlos Alvarado Lang (printmaking). His work has been shown all over the world.
Destruction of the City of Mexico-Tenochtitlan is Capdevila's most well known mural, and unique in that it is acryllic painted on aluminum panels, making it portable. Recently restored, the piece measures 3 meters tall and 9 meters wide. I am including a portion of it below. Destruction is evident in the startled look of the fiery orange horses and the grim purples used to paint a picture of doom in the skeletal prisoners. It hangs at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in the law school.
He died May 3, 1995.
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