Spanish Artist Dies Under Train
in Apparent Suicide in Germany
Copyright 2003 by Agence France-Presse - via ClariNet
MUNICH, Germany, Nov 21 (AFP) - Victor Mira, hailed as one
of Spain's finest artists, died under a train near his German home in an
apparent suicide hours after an accidental house fire destroyed some of his
work, police said Friday.
Around midday Tuesday, a short-circuit in the kitchen of
his home near the southern town of Breitbrunn set off a blaze which was quickly
brought under control but caused damage estimated at 50,000 euros (59,000
dollars).
A few hours later, the 54-year-old appeared to throw
himself under a regional train, a spokesman for Bavarian police said.
Born in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Mira fled the Franco
dictatorship and emigrated to Germany in 1968. Since then, he divided his time
between his home in Germany and one in Barcelona.
His long-time companion is considering returning Mira's
body back to his family in Spain, according to the Spanish consul in Munich.
Zaragoza officials are planning a memorial ceremony.
Mira, who was best known for his abstracts and use of
somber colors, considered his work as a confrontation with death.
Last February, the artist was called "the most important
Spanish artist alive" during the annual Madrid International Art Exhibition
(ARCO).
Some art critics considered him a successor to Francisco de
Goya, a painter from the same region who died in exile in France. Miguel Marcos,
a Madrid art gallery owner who had displayed Mira's work, said Mira was in a
creative phase and that they were planning his next exhibition at ARCO.
Mira was obsessed with his work and "lived reclusively in
his studio like a monk for his art," he said.
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