BARCELONA, 1923-2008 Verdaguer

His painting stands out for the veracity and authenticity, for an admirable record of the lighting effects and for the warm human sense of the landscapes.

BIOGRAPHY

He studied at the Tárrega Academy and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi. He will receive lessons from illustrious teachers, such as Amat, Puig Remdro, Muntaner, Labarta … In the classrooms he is related to students who will end up triumphing like him: Jaume Muxart, Carlos Nadal, Cadena, etc. In 1951 he went to Paris to perfect his knowledge of art and on his return to Barcelona he won a scholarship from the French Institute. Later he made a study trip through Europe visiting the museums of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and France. Author of several murals in churches and public buildings throughout Catalonia, in 1973 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the District of Sant Andreu. His painting wants to be the witness of his surroundings. It does not look for spectacular subjects but the modest ones: the suburbs, the huts of the beach and the humble gardens. His painting stands out for the veracity and authenticity, for an admirable record of the lighting effects and for the warm human sense of the landscapes all embodying a simple human, urban or rural nature, without sophistication, with a touch of melancholy. In 2001, at the proposal of the District of San Andrés, he received the Medal of Honor of Barcelona.