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Lot 1 - Attributed to EUGENIO LUCAS VELÁZQUEZ (Madrid, 1817 - 1870). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Measurements: 74 x 50 cm; 90 x 65 cm (frame). The brushstroke and the theme of this work bring us closer to the painting of Eugenio Lucas. In the center of the scene, a character takes up almost the totality of a space that is diluted in the shadows. On this darkness, the ochre of the body and the white of the protagonist's shirt stand out, as well as the sketchy figures in the background, which are barely perceptible. The dim lighting, the fast and strongly applied brushstroke and the composition in a cross shape are reminiscent of Goya's painting "Vuelo de Brujas" (Flight of Witches), making up an image of great expressiveness and evident artistic skill. Eugenio Lucas is considered the Spanish romantic painter who best understood Goya's art, becoming the most important and passionate follower of the Goyaesque universe after the death of the brilliant Aragonese painter, whose essence he managed to assimilate to the point of making it difficult on certain occasions to correctly attribute some of his works. In Goya's painting, Lucas Velázquez found the starting point to develop an imaginative personal painting, of fantastic visions and unleashed passions, within the purest romantic style. He also took the subject matter from Goya, and painted scenes of the Inquisition, covens, pilgrimages and bullfights. He also painted, in 1850, the now disappeared ceiling of the Royal Theater of Madrid, and later he was named honorary chamber painter and knight of the order of Carlos III by Queen Isabel II. As a good romantic, he made several trips, among which his stays in Italy, Morocco and Paris stand out. His works are characterized by the use of a spirited brushstroke and a casual style, without draftsmanship concerns, with a dense and impastoed matter of great chromatic richness and with the presence of strong chiaroscuro. He achieved great success as a painter of manners and scenes of fantastic and sinister character, although it is true that he was also an excellent landscape painter and portraitist. His work is well represented in the Prado Museum, and also in other centers such as the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York and the Goya Museum in Castres (France).

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 20 - FRANCISCO MARSÀ FIGUERAS (Tárrega, Lérida, 1900 - 1969). "Landscape. Oil on tablex. Signed and dedicated in the lower left corner. Measurements: 30 x 19 cm; 43 x 33 cm (frame). Francisco Marsà was formed in the School of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi, in Barcelona, where he had Félix Mestres as a teacher. He completed his studies at the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc, and made his debut at the Art Exhibition held in Barcelona in 1919. From 1925 he participated assiduously in the exhibitions organized by the Barcelona group Art Vivent. He specialized in the still life genre, with works in which he demonstrates a good compositional mastery and in which he distances himself from the colder procedure of the traditional Spanish still life. His language evolved from the initial impressionism to reach a certain expressionism in his final works. He participated in several group exhibitions and artistic competitions, both in Spain and abroad, being distinguished on several occasions. He was awarded a gold medal at the 1934 Spring Exhibition of the Academy of Sant Jordi, and also participated in the Venice Biennale in 1941, was awarded a prize in Berlin and also exhibited in Stockholm and in the Gaspar room in Barcelona. In 1941 he was awarded a second class medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid. He was also part of the Third Salon of the Eleven of Madrid (1945), being presented by Eduardo Aunós. Marsà was one of the most appreciated still life painters of the thirties and forties in Spain, and a year after his death his hometown paid tribute to him with an anthological exhibition of his work. Francisco Marsà is represented in the Museo del Prado (work on deposit at the Museo de l'Empordà), as well as in other public and private collections.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 64 - MIGUEL VILLÀ BASSOLS (Barcelona, 1901 - Masnou, 1988). Untitled. Oil on canvas. It has an informative label on the back. The canvas has a visible tear on the front. Signed on the back. Measurements: 27 x 41 cm; 44 x 58 cm (frame). After finishing his formation in the School of Fine Arts of La Lonja of Barcelona, Villà initiates a long series of trips for Europe and America, in the course of which he realizes his first individual exhibition, in Bogota. Settling in Paris in 1922, he participates in the Salons d'Automne and the Salons des Indépendants. Back in Spain he settled in Masnou. He exhibited at the Sala Parés in 1929, and participated in the Spring Exhibitions of Barcelona in 1933, 1934 and 1935. In addition, he was one of the painters protected by Joan Merli. During the post-war period he organized individual exhibitions in the Syra Galleries in Barcelona (1949 and 1951), and participated in the Barcelona Exhibition of 1951. He was awarded in the First Hispano-American Biennial of Art, celebrated in Madrid in 1951, and participated in the Third (Barcelona, 1955). Chosen by D'Ors, he participated in some of the Salones de los Once in Madrid, where he also had several solo exhibitions. He also exhibited regularly at the Sala Parés in Barcelona, and in 1977 and 1985 two anthological exhibitions were dedicated to him. In 1985 he was awarded the Sant Jordi Cross by the Generalitat de Catalunya. His painting, of a sober constructivism focused on landscapes (usually Catalan or Ibizan), interiors and still lifes, is characterized by its great material density and its matte coloring. His style synthesizes the rigor and classicism of noucentisme with the realism of the 1917 generation. He is represented in the Basque Museum of Contemporary Art and in the Museum of the Abbey of Montserrat, as well as in important private collections. It has a tear in the canvas visible on the obverse.

Estim. 600 - 700 EUR

Lot 74 - JOAQUIM ROS I BOFARULL (Barcelona, 1906-1991). "Female nude". Terracotta. Signed. Measurements: 19 x 13 x 7,5 cm. Joaquim Ros i Bofarull was a Spanish sculptor. He studied in the School of Beautiful Offices, where he was a disciple of Francesc d'Assís Galí. He made a stay in Paris, where he worked with Pablo Gargallo. He participated in the Spring exhibitions of the 1930s. He collaborated in the work of the throne of the Virgin of Montserrat for the monastery of Montserrat (1947), and made the Monument to Miquel Biada i Bunyol (1948) in Mataró, city where he made several sculptures for the basilica of Santa Maria (images of the Virgin Mary and Saints Juliana and Semproniana on the main altar and sculptures of the dome). In Barcelona he was the author of the sculptural groups El estudio and La investigación for the façade of the Rius i Taulet school, in Plaza de Lesseps (1957); El niño del aro, in the Guinardó Park (1961); and El Ave de los temporales, in the Mossèn Costa i Llobera gardens (1970).7 He also created several of the sculptures and reliefs for the headquarters of the Banco Vitalicio (1950), on the corner of Gran Vía de las Cortes Catalanas and Passeig de Gràcia, in collaboration with Enric Monjo, Vicenç Navarro, Llucià Oslé and Miquel Oslé. He was also the author of the Adoration of the Kings and the Adoration of the Shepherds for the façade of the Nativity of the Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia, a work by Antoni Gaudí (1981-1982). He bequeathed a collection of drawings, prints, documents and photographs to the Library of Catalonia. A representation of his works is in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia. He was the father of the sculptor Joaquim Ros i Sabaté.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 96 - JULIAN GRAU SANTOS (Canfranc, Huesca, 1937). "Old woman of Belmonte", 1959. Ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 19 x 14 cm; 38 x 31 cm (frame). Son of Emilio Grau Sala and Ángeles Santos Torroella, he is formed in Barcelona. In 1949 he makes several trips to Paris, where he has the opportunity to contemplate first hand works of Sisley, Van Gogh and diverse impressionists and postimpressionists. He held his first individual exhibition at the Sala Libros in Zaragoza in 1957. Since then he has held personal exhibitions in the Syra, Rovira and Vayreda galleries in Barcelona; Alas, Abril, El Cisne, Collage and Biosca in Madrid; Justin Lester in Los Angeles, Art Roman in Tokyo, etc. Since 1966 he regularly exhibits individually at the Sala Parés in Barcelona, and in 1968 he participated in the Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais in Madrid. His work, linked to expressionism and very much based on color, is characterized by a very elaborate technique and a deep knowledge of drawing. He also made numerous drawings, which were published in various newspapers and magazines. His awards include the La Rambla Prize (Barcelona, 1961), the Ramón Rogent Medal (Salón de Mayo, Barcelona, 1962), medal of the Fine Arts Exhibition (Madrid, 1961), III Sant Jordi Prize and Van Gogh Prize (Barcelona, 1963), City of Barcelona Medal (1965), Huesca Painting Biennial Prize (1976), Condesa de Barcelona Medal (Madrid, 1983) and Medal of Honor in the BMW Competition (Madrid, 1987). In recent years he has participated in the ARCO fairs in Madrid and ARTEXPO in Valencia, Barcelona, Basel, New York, Chicago, Miami and Hong Kong. In 1993 the Mapfre Vida Foundation in Madrid dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR