Lluís Cots

LLUÍS COTS (Barcelona, 1946).
“Llibertat,” 2026. Work on paper No. 32.
Watercolor on Canson paper.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Measurements: 35 x 25 cm.

Freedom, understood as a human value and a creative principle, is the central theme of this watercolor by Lluís Cots, in which the artist develops a highly spontaneous artistic language. Figurative forms intertwine with gestural strokes and swaths of color, creating a composition of great emotional intensity. The combination of fluid brushstrokes, chromatic hallmarks, and open spaces reflects a conception of painting as a direct expression of human concerns and aspirations.

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.