Martí Llauradó

MARTI LLAURADÓ MARISCOT (Barcelona, 1903 - 1957).
"Bust of a girl.
Plaster.
Unsigned.
Artist's Atelier/Artist's Heirs.
Similar works can be found in "Martí Llauradó", Josep Porter i Moix, 1993.
Measurements: 30 x 24 x 20 cm.

In this sculpture we can clearly appreciate the advance that Llauradó's work represented with respect to noucentisme. The sculptor leaves behind the archaizing and symbolic idealization of the previous generation, entering into the capture of an intimate portrait through a more realistic look, which nevertheless does not forget the formal bases learned from the noucentistes.

The sculptor Martí Llauradó worked during his youth with Joan Borrell and Joan Rebull, from whom he received important influences. In 1929 he made his debut with his first individual exhibition in Barcelona, together with Joan Commeleran. From then on he continued exhibiting his work and taking part in contests, and in 1933 he was awarded in the Exhibition of the Nude of the Artistic Circle of Barcelona. The following year he obtained the first medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid. In the post-war period he obtained other important awards in cities such as Seville (for religious art), Madrid and Barcelona, and was invited to participate in two editions of the Venice Biennale. Llauradó was a leading figure of the young generation of postnoucentisme, and tempered the stylized idealism of the noucentistes with an accentuation of realism. He is currently represented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.