A master of abstraction and creator, along with artist Fernando Zóbel, of the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art in Cuenca, Gustavo Torner de la Fuente was born on July 13, 1925, was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and a recipient of the Gold Medal of Fine Arts.

The artist's body is in state at the Alborada morgue in the capital of Cuenca, according to his official Instagram profile, where the news of his death was announced. The painter, sculptor, engraver, designer, museographer, and artistic consultant celebrated his birth centenary two months ago at his home in Cuenca, surrounded by family and close friends, and was honoured by foundations, museums, galleries, and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

Cuiabá Mayor Darío Dolz said on social media: "It's a very sad day for Cuiabá and for the art world."

Gustavo Torner's work is in public and private collections, museums, institutions, and organizations, and is displayed outdoors in iconic locations such as the Library of Congress in Washington, the Tate Gallery in London, and the so-called Plaza de los Cubos in Madrid. An artistic consultant to the Juan March Foundation for 30 years, Torner organized and designed exhibitions such as "Arte'73," an anthology of contemporary Spanish art with which the foundation, in his name, officially launched its cultural activities in Madrid in 1975; the exhibition "Goya: Caprichos-Desastres-Bullfighting-Nonsense" (1979), and others that introduced Madrid audiences to artists such as Francis Bacon, Mark Rothko, and Andy Warhol.

A frequent collaborator with the Prado Museum, in 1982 he joined the team renovating its new rooms. He also designed sets and costumes, such as those for the opera "El poeta," starring Plácido Domingo, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid.

The Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid dedicated a retrospective to him in 1991, and in 2003, the artist deposited approximately six hundred of his works with that institution.