Estampa popular
Estampa Popular was made up of a network of artists which started in Madrid in 1959 and extended across the whole of Spain. Its objective was to create “realistic” art which would contribute to awakening critical judgement and transforming the political and social situation. These artists, opposed to an elitist and commercial concept of art, used printmaking techniques to create affordable works, which, along with the reproduction of their prints in other media, enabled their anti-Franco stance and questioning of the dictatorial system to reach a wider public.