Marti Llauradó

MARTI LLAURADÓ MARISCOT (Barcelona, 1903–1957). "Female Figure."
Marble.
Signed.
Measurements: 88 x 33 x 28 cm.
Exhibitions: MEAM “A Century of Catalan Sculpture,” 2013. Reproduced in the catalog, p. 266.

The sculptor Martí Llauradó worked during his youth with Joan Borrell and Joan Rebull, who had a significant influence on him. In 1929, he made his debut with his first solo exhibition in Barcelona, alongside Joan Commeleran. From then on, he continued to exhibit his work and participate in competitions, and in 1933 he won an award at the Nude Exhibition of the Barcelona Artistic Circle. The following year, he won first prize at the National Fine Arts Exhibition in Madrid. In the postwar period, he won other major 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 younger generation of the Post-Noucentisme movement, and he tempered the stylized idealism of the Noucentists with an emphasis on realism. His work is currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.