Joan Roig Soler

JOAN ROIG SOLER (Barcelona, 1852-1909).
"Village.
Oil on panel.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 13 x 15,5 cm; 26,5 x 29 cm (frame).

More than describing the space with precision, Roig Soler seeks to capture the sensation of the place, the imprint of time on the walls and the latent life in a silent architecture. This way of working, close to plein air painting and sketching from life, places this small panel in the line of his most intimate and spontaneous production.

Joan Roig Soler practiced a style close to impressionism that preceded the modernism of Santiago Rusiñol and Ramón Casas, who came into contact with Sitges thanks to him. He exhibited in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, etc. He was distinguished with the Third Medal at the National Fine Arts Exhibition of 1887, obtaining awards at the Paris (1895), Barcelona (1896) and Zaragoza Exhibitions. He is represented in the collections of the Museums of Modern Art of Barcelona and Madrid.