Lluís Cots

LLUÍS COTS (Barcelona, 1946).
“Femme et Arlequin” series, no. 7_2, 1998.
Mixed media on canvas.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Measurements: 65 x 54 cm.

This work belongs to the “Femme et Arlequin” series, created by Lluís Cots in Paris in 1998 during his stay in the French capital. Drawing inspiration from the harlequin of the commedia dell’arte, the artist explores the contradictions of human nature and the various manifestations of love, ranging from complicity to discord. Through an expressionist language characterized by intense gesturality, Cots transforms the figure into a dynamic composition of chromatic patches, energetic strokes, and overlays, establishing a dialogue between figuration and abstraction that accentuates the emotional dimension of the painting.

Active since the early 1970s, Lluís Cots has developed a career centered on the exploration of material, gesture, and color. He exhibited early on at the Crecelius Gallery in Tarragona, the Da Barra and Subex galleries in Barcelona, and later at the Maeght Gallery in Barcelona (1984), the Sala Cajamadrid (1988), and the Lina Davidov Gallery in Paris (1999). His work has also been featured in exhibitions in Berlin and other European venues.