Modern painting - Page 7 of 8 - Crèdit Andorrà Art Collection

Winter landscape

Rafael Durancamps liked to paint meticulously. The execution of his compositions and arrangements are very careful and his method was that of a perfectionist. In spite of the novelty and advantages associated with the modern industrial production of paint tubes, he decided to continue making his colour pallet with natural pigments, in the old way.

The kitchen. Paris

After a long period of study, he moved to Paris in 1926, where he met avant-garde artists like Picasso, Juan Gris and Pablo Gargallo, who he helped through the gallery-restaurant that he opened in the French capital. He knew and promoted the avant-garde artists, but his own work conveys a schematic realism, with refined brushstrokes […]

Prats de Santa Coloma, Andorra [Meadows in Santa Coloma]

In 1932, he made the first of his three visits to Andorra. He arrived by car to Santa Coloma, accompanied by his wife, son, driver and assistant. This oil painting is a good representation of his post-impressionist style. There are three almost parallel areas –the field, the mountain and the sky–, bright and contrasting greens, […]

Vilanova street and a bell tower

The small urban composition with anonymous figures and the reuse of the canvas -there is a rural architectural composition on the reverse that was not made by the painter- demonstrate how materials were recycled during the Civil War. They are small works on wood or cardboard that could be sold more easily or exchanged for […]

Mar de Plata, Argentina

A landscape painter with a passion for maritime scenes, he was a student of Antoni Caba and Martí Alsina, and he spent long periods in several countries, including Paraguay, Argentina, Italy and the United States. As a painter, he sold many works, but due to the commercial failure of the grand exhibition at the Barcelona […]

Clouds

He went to Paris in 1892 and he began to associate with impressionist artists, leading to a change in his pictorial style. His colour pallet became lighter and he began using light blue, ochre and golden tones, starting to accentuate all the colours seen in the sea and rivers. He was continually drawn to the […]

Seascape

At the age of 57, in 1915, he had his first solo exhibition at the Sala Dalmau in Barcelona. The profits from this exhibition afforded him the financial backing of a group of followers, by way of association and in exchange for works. From then onwards, and until his death, he was able to spend […]

The champagne glass

Genre painting with great attention to detail and in the precious style, the brushwork is traditional of gallant classicist painting that we also see in Fragonard and Wateau. We see the theme of modernity in the new protagonists, the inspiration of Paris nightlife and the amusement offered by the urban setting and leisure. The style […]

Female figure

The Masrieras were a family of artists who ran their own goldsmith and jewellery business. They had ties to artistic circles and societies, both in terms of industry and business and culture. They were travellers with an interest in the latest trends. They travelled throughout Europe to the main artistic and cultural events of the […]

Female figure

Goldsmith, painter, stage designer and theatre director, he was the most famous member of the Masriera family. Each of the family members undertook a parallel artistic, literary and pictorial activity in their own personal way. The artist is best known for his work as a jeweller and particularly his contributions as an enameller.