Alfredo Opisso

ALFREDO OPISSO CARDONA (Barcelona, 1907 - Mataró, Barcelona, 1980).
"In the restaurant".
Mixed media on paper, glued to board.
Signed in pencil.
Measurements: 24,5 x 31 cm; 47 x 54 cm (frame).
Painter and draftsman, Opisso realized in 1921 his first exhibition in Barcelona. In 1944 he obtained the National Prize of drawing in the Biennial of Barcelona, and in 1958 the first prize of drawing Ynglada-Guillot. He also participated in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts. In 1947 he settled permanently in Mataró, where he exhibited at the Tot Art gallery. He held numerous exhibitions until 1956, and after ten years of silence he returned to show his work in 1967. He is represented in the Prado Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona, in the Museum of l'Empordà in Figueras and in the Museum of Valls.