Fraile's early work can be described as a form of cubism, which trended towards greater abstraction, and even primitivism, as his career progressed.
Fraile held his first one-man show in Madrid in 1957, exhibiting his abstract pictures.
In collaboration with Joseph Vento Ruiz, and Medina and Julio Martín-Caro, Fraile founded the group, "Nuevo Espacialismo," reintroducing the figure with a narrative emphasis, citing the abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning as one of their influences.
Fraile's paintings are showcased at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid.
[1] ARA GARCIA, R. (1999): Recursos gráfico - plásticos en la configuración del espacio en la obra de Alfonso Fraile.