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Martí Alsina and his legacy: a family story of art and collecting
October 30

Martí Alsina and his legacy: a family story of art and collecting

Ramon Martí Alsina, a pivotal innovator in 19th-century Catalan painting, opens the door to a legacy that transcends his own body of work. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, archaeological finds, and objects from different eras and cultural backgrounds come together to form a collection whose uniqueness lies both in its family connections and in the breadth of the artistic horizons it encompasses. The history of a collection does not always follow a single criterion, nor can it be explained through a single discipline. At times, its appeal lies precisely in the coexistence of works of diverse nature, in the possibility of establishing
Pere Pruna and the world of the circus: between Picasso, Classicism, and the stage
October 23
Pere Pruna and the world of the circus: between Picasso, Classicism, and the stage

In Pere Pruna’s paintings, the circus does not appear merely as a subject. It is, above all, a space of performance in which the human figure can break free from everyday reality to take on a more stylized, silent, and poetic dimension. Harlequins, Amazons, acrobats, and masked characters are part of a visual universe where classical tradition, the experiences of the Parisian avant-garde, and a deeply theatrical conception of the image converge. This aspect finds particularly significant expression in Circus Scene, a 1934 oil on canvas that brings together several of the characteristic elements of Pruna’s artistic language. The composition
Old Masters: A journey through 16th- and 17th-Century European painting
October 15
Old Masters: A journey through 16th- and 17th-Century European painting

Between the 16th and 17th centuries, European painting broadened its scope and redefined its expressive possibilities. Court portraiture perfected the depiction of rank and authority; naturalism introduced a new immediacy to the human figure; and in the former Low Countries, still life and architectural painting established themselves as genres in their own right. These transformations were complemented by other forms of pictorial innovation, in which the fantastic, the grotesque, and the everyday coexisted with religious subjects. Behind this diversity lay distinct political, social, and economic realities, which shaped both the preferences of patrons and the production and circulation of the
Tàpies and Clavé: two paths to abstraction
October 9
Tàpies and Clavé: two paths to abstraction

Although they belonged to different generations, Antoni Clavé and Antoni Tàpies developed their careers within the context of postwar artistic renewal in Spain. At different times, both contributed to the expansion of painting into new languages, during a period when numerous artists began to question inherited models of representation and seek new forms of expression. In their respective works, this process resulted in a gradual departure from traditional representation and a growing focus on the possibilities of material, surface, gesture, and color. Their paths toward abstraction, however, were fundamentally different. In Clavé’s work, the image arises from the fragmentation, superimposition,
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