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ELISEO MEIFRÈN ROIG (Barcelona, 1859 – 1940). “Boats on the shore.” Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. The frame has small tears in the lower margin. Presents restoration. Measurements: 50.5 x 60 cm; 67 x 77 cm (frame). A disciple of Antonio Caba at the La Lonja School in Barcelona, after completing his studies he spent time in Paris, where he coincided with the public beginning of Impressionism and learned about “à plen air” painting. He returned to Barcelona in 1879 and, that same year, obtained the gold medal at the Valencia Regional Exhibition. The following year he made his individual debut at the Parés room in Barcelona, where he will continue to exhibit regularly since then. He was part of the modernist group, and frequented Els Quatre Gats. Although he also dedicated himself to portraiture, Meifrèn was eminently a landscape and marinist. He was one of the discoverers of the pictorial possibilities of Cadaqués, and also used to paint Majorcan landscapes (he was director of the School of Fine Arts of Palma). He made various trips in search of new landscapes, especially to France but also to the Canary Islands, Belgium, Italy and the United States. He held exhibitions in Barcelona, Madrid (1881), Chicago (1893), Paris (1899), Brussels (1910), Santiago de Chile (1910), Buenos Aires (1910), Amsterdam (1912) and San Francisco (1915), among many other cities around the world. His style started from the detailed realism that dominated the Catalan school at the end of the 19th century, gradually evolving towards impressionism, a language that would not be completely evident in his work until his final years. Throughout his career he obtained many awards, including the first medals at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid (1906) and in Barcelona (1896), the Nonell prize from Barcelona (1935), the bronze medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition (1888) and the grand prizes at the International Expositions of Buenos Aires (1910) and San Diego (1916). In 1952, the Barcelona City Council dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him, held in the Palacio de la Virreina. He is represented in the Prado Museum, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona and the Thyssen-Bornemisza, among many others.
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ELISEO MEIFRÈN ROIG (Barcelona, 1859 – 1940). “Boats on the shore.” Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. The frame has small tears in the lower margin. Presents restoration. Measurements: 50.5 x 60 cm; 67 x 77 cm (frame). A disciple of Antonio Caba at the La Lonja School in Barcelona, after completing his studies he spent time in Paris, where he coincided with the public beginning of Impressionism and learned about “à plen air” painting. He returned to Barcelona in 1879 and, that same year, obtained the gold medal at the Valencia Regional Exhibition. The following year he made his individual debut at the Parés room in Barcelona, where he will continue to exhibit regularly since then. He was part of the modernist group, and frequented Els Quatre Gats. Although he also dedicated himself to portraiture, Meifrèn was eminently a landscape and marinist. He was one of the discoverers of the pictorial possibilities of Cadaqués, and also used to paint Majorcan landscapes (he was director of the School of Fine Arts of Palma). He made various trips in search of new landscapes, especially to France but also to the Canary Islands, Belgium, Italy and the United States. He held exhibitions in Barcelona, Madrid (1881), Chicago (1893), Paris (1899), Brussels (1910), Santiago de Chile (1910), Buenos Aires (1910), Amsterdam (1912) and San Francisco (1915), among many other cities around the world. His style started from the detailed realism that dominated the Catalan school at the end of the 19th century, gradually evolving towards impressionism, a language that would not be completely evident in his work until his final years. Throughout his career he obtained many awards, including the first medals at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid (1906) and in Barcelona (1896), the Nonell prize from Barcelona (1935), the bronze medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition (1888) and the grand prizes at the International Expositions of Buenos Aires (1910) and San Diego (1916). In 1952, the Barcelona City Council dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him, held in the Palacio de la Virreina. He is represented in the Prado Museum, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona and the Thyssen-Bornemisza, among many others.
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