A sign of the continued dialogue between the work of Genovés and the historical events in the country is the "Paisajes Urbanos" "["Urban Landscapes"]" series that he created in the Eighties. The failed coup d’état took place on 23rd February 1981, leaving behind a deep feeling of disquiet about the political and social fragility of the time. The works in this series are mostly empty of human life; they show deserted, nocturnal cities to convey the desolation and anguish felt across the country as a result of the new atmosphere. The painter furnishes these nearly empty streets and solitary buildings with a colour palate of greys, blues and ochres, giving greater dramatism to the fear that had returned to permeate everything. At this moment the human figures play a secondary role and the setting takes on more importance than in the rest of his oeuvre.