A MILESTONE IN CONTEMPORARY INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTING IN ANDALUSIA: THE FORMATION OF THE CAJASOL FOUNDATION ART COLLECTION

Abstract

The origins of the Cajasol Collection date back to the foundation in 1842 of the first of the sa- vings banks that would make up the entity. During its history a set of works is born fruit of different acquisition criteria. It is a unique process in collecting, as it confronts different points of view and acquisition criteria, which result in the same collection. The collection funds exceed four thou- sand works, pieces that offer a broad view vision of Andalusian art mainly, although with geographical approaches that disseminate the borders when addressing the contemporary. The chronology marks a long journey from the 17th century, with masters of Baroque art, to the 21st century, with the new plastic languages.