European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ml.1 spaniard hammers Home the ageless Art of sculpting perhaps Michelangelo worked directly on the Stone Block said sculptor Cou Olaui but i doubt  by Henry Marquez staff writer Pupil Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy folded mask. Stepping into the Madrid studio of sculptor Federico Coul laut Valera one has the feeling of entering another Era a world of Calm and Beauty far re moved from the Bustle outside. A shattered pane in the skylight reveals the deep Clear Diamond Blue Winter sky known locally As a Vela quo. Sky and its our its the cluttered room. Dun Federico a Small wiry Man of id rated As one of spam s leading sculptors. Pauses Over Coffee one Solo Black one con Leehe with milk brought by an aued voting waiter from a nearby cafe. Slowly he pieces together the Hay Story of his life his eyes catching a Midden glow in memories "1 had t to Lughi of that in years. Today Don Federico has emerged from the Shadow of his towering father a Reno a sculptor deeply loved in Madrid i and highly regarded in his Day around Trie world. Federico s works too have spread from Spain and Europe to South America and command impressive prices. Perhaps his Best known work is one u which he joined with his father in memorial ing Cervantes Talo of Don Vij Fixott and Sancho i  hot began his studies at 10, Holp a k Lus father on the Quixote Bronze and Stone groupings. Work was interrupted because of Money troubles and then by us father s death in 1832. The Spanish Ivil War further delayed the Monument it a feet in h and probably is the tallest Mure  its kind in spam. It was not completed without problems. After two years of Workin on the Placer form " said Don Federico the workmen to Keg it to be Cam in  dropped the whole thin and broke it. 1 Trul to spend two months getting it Hook together again before it could be cast. I on 1  usually works first by plaster cast before going of to Stone earning he said. Perhaps Michel Anglo worked directly on the Stone Bock in said hut i doubt  i Oul laut first holds the subject Over u Metal Frame the armature in Clay. He Ihen Aib s plaster of purls and from this c,.i b Kins the actual cutting with chisel Ami  sculptor Al of works m Wood and modern a re shapes Wood More difficult to me than Stone adding that lie be Thil Best Malile for sculpture. Noil fed Rte s studio is Story Madrid building la at to his family but was lost through bad investments. In the rambling High Ceil winged room he conducts Small classes in sculpting. There Are Many sculptors in Madrid. But i m the Only one who will hold classes in his own  coulis it said. I enjoy helping Young people Aen. To e Road of  the Low fees he charges students a minimum of a u a month Ine bosom larger on the Marble bust than in reality. But of course they  sculptor returned to his current Proi eel and his firm hands guided his chisels into the Stone cutting and a mouthing forcing a Fine finish from the had Stone. His Mallet tapped away adding sound to the Rich snubs and Earth in the studio. He admits. Ii Tii is the illustrate ins interest in helping artists. Though the artist never finishes h a studies in a year a student who works three or four hours a Clay with me Canle irn the Basic techniques of skin Puig if he has any  he said. Som persons Don t find out they Are artists until they Are older As the roads of Lite sometime Lead them in Many if Fermi. Directions other than the Cue they would like to  by  11k  that artists should not let commercial considerations direct their work he is realistic enough to know there is a practical Side of life. Wives Are Mure practical he admits but then they have to be or How else could an artist support them Don Federico insists that his works drive no set Price but rather depend on the individual work How much it Means to the artist How much it Means to the would be buyer. Marble busts Tor in stance. Range m Price from $1 Uoo to s2 Voo. With such busts also go a bit of practicality he said. Sometimes 1 have mild arguments Uilah ladies  Zimm that 1 Nisi mar the  11 of the afternoon siesta. Don Federico put aside his tools and suggested a capita perhaps a Small Sherry at a to can on i Alle lie Alcala and Goya. It is a cafe where the City s artists and businessmen gather to discuss plans or Admire a Graceful walk. The tapas snacks that Are a fixture in a Spanish bar Are wolfed Down happily. The Din is astounding of a level to leave the non Spanish speaking visitors overwhelmed with sound. But Tor Don Federico it is a relaxing Way of unwind ing before lunch and a Nap. Later to returns to his studio and the work ahead. A Man of Many moods and interests Coul laut has created a 39-foot High Ngure of Christ atop Monte Gurguil which Gaes Down on visitors to san Sebastian much As the similar figure on   Down on Rio de Janeiro. He ims also caught the famed bullfighter Meizo i Stone arrogantly triumph., in  a nun at his feet. Both figures a examples of his Art. Don Federico Eduim a world of fact and i in m the world of la Emels it Home fuday Muich 29, 1968 the Siars and stripes