217 - XAVIER CORBERÓ OLIVELLA (Barcelona, 1935–2017).

XAVIER CORBERÓ OLIVELLA (Barcelona, 1935–2017). "Chantal," 1966. Ink on paper. Signed, dated, and titled in the lower left corner. Dimensions: 28 x 22 cm. A painter and sculptor, Xavier Corberó was trained at the Massana School in Barcelona and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. During his student years, he also worked as a painter. He participated in the 1955 Hispano-American Biennial, and in 1959 he held a solo exhibition in Lausanne (Switzerland), where he spent a pivotal period of his training, working at the Medici foundry. He participated in several European group exhibitions and in the Salones de Mayo in Barcelona, where he was awarded the Manolo Hugué and Ramon Rogent prizes. He has also exhibited in Germany, the United States, and Japan. Between 1966 and 1968, he published a series of etchings and lithographs, and in 1972, he established a workshop for artists and artisans in Esplugues de Llobregat. His work is included in the collections of MoMA in New York, the Stedelijk in Amsterdam, and the Victoria & Albert in London, among other major collections.