Martí Llauradó

MARTI LLAURADÓ MARISCOT (Barcelona, 1903 - 1957).
"Seated figure", c.1934.
Marble.
Signed.
Measurements: 63 x 23 x 28 cm.

Martí Llauradó is part of the generation of Catalan sculptors who, during the interwar period, were oriented towards a language that combines modern classicism with a clear tendency towards the monumentality of the human body. His work stands out for its volumetric rotundity, the balance between mass and psychological serenity, and the interest in representing the female figure from a natural, dignified and solid vision. "Figura sentada" is fully inscribed in this aesthetic line, showing the technical mastery of marble and his sensitivity towards the direct and honest representation of the body, moving away from the modernist idealization to approach a more tangible and human truth.

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.