Century: 19th

Santiago Rusiñol

Chronicler of his time and a member of the “Els Quatre Gats” group, he made drawings of many of the singular characters around at that time and his artist friends, including, among others, Ramon Casas, Joan Cardona and Antoni Gaudí -for whom he worked as a draughtsman on the Sagrada Família project when he was […]

Self-portrait and portrait of Miquel Carbó

The letter is from Miquel Carbó sent to Joaquim Casas, from Paris, on January 4, 1882, echoing domestic news, a change of residence, vicissitudes with languages. He also comments that the French double the cost of foreigners at the academy where Ramon Casas studies. The letter was accompanied by two drawings by Ramon Casas: a […]

Merceditas

Interior

Interior

Camprodón

Smoker

Untitled

Paris city

Interior of a country house

Benet Mercadé was from Emporda, the son of a decorative painter, gilder and votive painter. He trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona – where he was appointed professor in 1882 – and the School of Fine Arts San Fernando in Madrid. He started as an ornamental painter and worked with daguerreotypes. He […]