Ramon Casas

RAMÓN CASAS CARBÓ (Barcelona, 1866 - 1932).
"Chauffeur", 1903.
Lithographic poster on hand-retouched paper.
Third poster of the magazine Pèl i Ploma.
Measurements: 53 x 33,5 cm; 80 x 59 cm (frame).

100 issues of the literary magazine "Pèl i Ploma" were published between 1899 and 1903. Casas himself financed its edition and was its artistic director and main illustrator, while Miquel Utrillo was in charge of the literary section and Emilio Galcerán was in charge of the administrative part. It was one of the most representative magazines of Catalan modernism, a driving force of this movement and a platform for the dissemination of modern art.

A leading figure of modernism and one of the most internationally renowned Spanish artists of his time, Ramón Casas developed a decisive career between Barcelona and Paris, with an early presence at the Salon des Champs Elysées. His work is now part of the main public collections -Museo del Prado, MNAC, Museo Reina Sofía, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, among others-, confirming his position as an essential reference of modern portraiture and Spanish art collecting between centuries.