This week the donation to the Dénia City Council of four works by the Dianense painter Antonio Marsal Such (1929-1987) was made by his family, with the assistance of the widow, Carmen, and other relatives.
The paintings, which from now on will enrich the city council's artistic collections, show us a self-portrait of Antonio Marsal; a portrait of his father, a raisin merchant from Dénia; a representation of Pare Pere and a portrait of his wife Carmen, on the beach, a landscape that was one of the favorite themes of this vocational painter, topographer by profession.
On behalf of the family, one of the grandchildren, Pablo Apezteguía Marsal, has intervened to remember, as the mayor has pointed out, Vicent Grimalt, that the idea of the donation came from Antonio's sister, María Consuelo, who wanted to share her brother's work with the city of Dénia that he loved so much and get him the recognition he deserved. Maria Consuelo was looking forward to the act "with great enthusiasm", but, unfortunately, she passed away a few weeks ago.
The councilman of Culture, Raúl García de la Reina, highlighted that Marsal Such participated in numerous exhibitions throughout the Spanish geography. The last one was in 1986 at the headquarters of the Provincial Savings Bank of Alicante in Dénia.
The works of Antonio Marsal Such donated to the city council will be temporarily exhibited at the House of Culture so that Dianenses can approach the work of a countryman "who dedicated his life to art, capturing light, color, sun and blue of the sea of the land that always took to the heart”.
