Luis Feito was a Spanish painter, recognised as one of the most important figures in contemporary Spanish art. He studied at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts and after completing his studies he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with avant-garde painting. This, in the face of the immobility of painting in Spain, spurred him, together with other Spanish artists such as Antonio Saura, Manolo Millares and Rafael Canogar, to create the El Paso group, recognised as the first avant-garde movement in post-war Spain, which integrated ideas from expressionism and informalism.
Most of his works are untitled, recognised by their numbering, and form part of the most renowned contemporary art collections and museums in the world, such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid. He received numerous awards and distinctions for his artistic work, such as the Gold Medal of Fine Arts, the distinction of Official of the Arts and Letters of France, the National Graphic Art Prize and the David Bright Prize at the 30th Venice Biennale. He was also a member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts.