Gender: Figurative

Portrait of playwright Joaquín Dicenta

Portrait of Joaquin Dicenta is an unsigned and undated work by the artist. The head of the masculine figure stands out against a dark background thanks to a powerful light effect. A virtuoso draughtsman, Ramon Casas manages to convey the vigour and personality of the figure through the expression of his gaze, the modelling and […]

Rosarito

Ramon Casas was interested in women’s fashion and this is reflected in the female portraits throughout his career. Júlia as model and definitive muse in the work of Ramon Casas has been a constant since he met her in 1905, with whom he lived since 1913 and they married in 1922. About 130 representations of […]

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.

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 […]

Woman and her toilette

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 […]

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 […]