Federico Coullaut-Valera Mendigutia Explained

Federico Coullaut-Valera Mendigutia (1912–1989) was a Spanish sculptor. The son of sculptor Lorenzo Coullaut-Valera, he was born in Madrid.

He continued the work begun by his father in the Plaza de España. Coullaut-Valera Mendigutia finished the monument in this square between 1956 and 1957.

A statue of Charles III of Spain by Coullaut-Valera stands in Olvera Street, Los Angeles. It was presented in 1976 and dedicated by Juan Carlos I of Spain and Sofia of Spain in 1987. Charles had ordered the founding of the town that became Los Angeles.http://www.publicartinla.com/UnionStation/carlos.html

Coullaut-Valera was Luis Sanguino's teacher. Sanguino had asked sculptor Mariano Benlliure to be his teacher, but Benlliure thought that his advancing age would make him a bad choice, and instead recommended that Sanguino seek out Coullaut-Valera.^{[1] [2]}

Works

• Victoria Alada, Edificio Metrópolis, Madrid (1977)^[3]

External links

• Federico Coullaut-Valera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luis Antonio Sanguino de Pascual – Alerta Digital. www.alertadigital.com. 5 July 2019. es.
2. Web site: Castillo de Sanguino - Luis Sanguino. 24 August 2014. web.archive.org. 5 July 2019. 24 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824091612/http://castillodesanguino.com/index.php/luis-sanguino. dead. es.
3. Web site: Edificio Metrópolis: Una de las imágenes icono de Madrid. Madridiario. 16 June 2014. Pedro. Montoliú.