Enrique Gil Guerra

Enrique Gil Guerra (20 July 1912 – 1 March 1996) was a Spanish costumbrista painter, drawing teacher and advertising illustrator. A pupil of Manuel Benedito- himself a disciple of Joaquín Sorolla- at the San Fernando School in Madrid, he combined easel painting with a long teaching career and, under the pen name "Nike", a prolific body of advertising work. He created the long-running image of Anís de la Asturiana, which appeared on the back page of the newspaper ABC for almost fifty years (1950–1998), one of the longest-lived campaigns in Spanish advertising. His best-known work is the image of Anís de la Asturiana, published on the back page of ABC for almost fifty years (1950–1998).

Awards 1950 and 1951: First Prize, Vendimia Festival poster competition, Jerez de la Frontera 1953: Medal of Honour, 1st International Crafts Exhibition 1970: Unión de Explosivos prize for Espiga Rota