“Design for the Maison des ‘Quatre Gats,’ Barcelona,” ca. 1900

“Design for the Maison des ‘Quatre Gats,’ Barcelona.” Catalan School, ca. 1900.
Color print on paper.
Shows the elevation of the facade and the floor plan of the building.
Period original. With a dry stamp in the lower right corner.
Shows oxidation and slight signs of age.
Measurements: 19.5 × 23 cm.

This print documents the building that housed Els Quatre Gats on the ground floor of Casa Martí, one of Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s first major works, built between 1895 and 1896. The colored elevation, the architectural floor plan, and the four feline silhouettes combine documentary value with an attractive graphic presentation, linked to one of the iconic spaces of Barcelona’s Modernist bohemian scene.