Francisco Asorey

Francisco Asorey
1914
Born
Francisco Asorey González

(1889-03-04)4 March 1889
Cambados, Spain
Died2 July 1961(1961-07-02) (aged 72)
NationalitySpanish

Francisco Asorey González (4 March 1889 – 2 July 1961) was a Spanish sculptor. Born in Cambados, Galicia, he was one of the most important Spanish sculptors of the early 20th century. He studied and began work as a religious sculptor in Sarrià, Barcelona, and continued in Barakaldo, Basque Country. He lived and worked in Madrid from 1909 to 1918; then in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, until his death in 1961.