style: Modern painting

Dama con guante blanco [Lady with white glove]

The 1930s marked a milestone in the artistic career of Pere Pruna. He obtained international recognition and success on winning second place in the Carnegie Prize in 1928. He was a friend of Diaghilev -who commissioned him to make decorations and figurines for his ballets-, Jean Cocteau, Eric Satie and Stravinsky. He acquired clients of […]

Woman and her toilette

Els peixos del cantó [The fish nearby]

Carrer de Premià de Mar [Street in Premià de Mar]

In modern art, urban landscapes are a substantial part of the artistic scene creating a landscape with traditional roots that wants to capture the natural environment. Painters are attracted to smaller towns that retain the charm of the past. In the case of Mediterranean populations, the impact of light on white walls offers immense chromatic […]

Maja y torero [Maja and bullfighter]

In Paris, Emili Grau Sala joined a group of Spanish artists and became a leading figure in the Paris School. From then onwards, his work was highly influenced by Pierre Bonnard and Raoul Doufy, with many echoes of French post-impressionism. Shortly before creating this painting, in 1936, the artist was awarded one of the prestigious […]

La nena del gat negre [The girl with the black cat]

Figurative composition representing a girl and a black cat, in a terrace or garden, possibly at the villa in Honfleur where the painter lived. Emili Grau Sala has a very colourful series on “children”, where the compositions of the pictorial spaces are a of a strong colour pallet. The quick, broad and thick brushstrokes, the […]