179 - ANTONI VIVES FIERRO (Barcelona, 1940).

ANTONI VIVES FIERRO (Barcelona, 1940). Untitled, 1997. Mixed media on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 55 x 47 cm; 64 x 55 cm (frame). Vives Fierro trained at La Lonja and the Sant Lluc Art Circle in Barcelona. In 1961, he moved to Paris, and the following year he held his first solo exhibition in Cartagena. Two years later, he held his first solo exhibition in Barcelona at the Sala Rovira. Beginning in 1970, he lived periodically in London, where he found inspiration for many of his paintings and organized several exhibitions. He has exhibited worldwide, in cities across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. His work has been recognized with various awards, including the Gold Medal and the Girona Prize for Painting, the Ricard Canals Prize, the Clau de Barcelona, and the Cross of Sant Jordi. His works can be found at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, the Reina Sofía Museum in Athens, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montevideo, the FC Barcelona Museum, and the La Caixa de Pensions Foundation, among many other public and private collections.