Ángeles Santos Torroella

Spain, 1911–2013

Spanish painter (1911-2013) born in Portbou, Catalonia, whose visionary works ranged across expressionism, surrealism, and post-impressionism. Her painting Un Mundo (1929), created at age 18, gained international recognition and is held at Madrid's Museo Reina Sofía; she received Spain's Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 2003.