Josep Coll Bardolet

JOSEP COLL BARDOLET (Campdevànol, Girona, 1912 – Valldemossa, Mallorca, 2007).
“Folk Figures.”
Oil on panel.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 13.5 x 18 cm.

Josep Coll studied in Vic, Olot, Tours, Brussels, and Madrid, and held his first solo exhibition in 1931. He co-founded the Obra Cultural Balear in 1962, and in 1988, the Caixa de Girona opened an art gallery bearing his name in his hometown. In 1990, he received the Cross of Sant Jordi from the Generalitat, and the Rotary Club of Mallorca awarded him the Pulse Prize for the Visual Arts. The following year, the Balearic government awarded him the Gold Medal, and in 1993, the Belgian Royal House named him a Knight of the Order of the Crown. In 2007, following his death, the foundation and museum bearing his name was inaugurated in Valldemossa, and its collection includes the bulk of his works. His work is also represented in the museums at the Sanctuary of Lluc and in Porreres (Mallorca).