Josep Gausachs

JOSEP GAUSACHS ARMENGOL (Barcelona, 1889 - Santo Domingo, 1959).
"Face", 1946.
Mixed media on paper.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 45 x 30 cm; 65 x 50 cm (frame).

Painter and draftsman, Josep Gausachs was formed in Paris. He worked preferably the landscape and the still life, and centered his attention in the urban and natural views of Sarriá, Tossa de Mar, Mallorca and Ibiza. Under the pseudonym "Hola" he published numerous humorous drawings in "L'Esquella de la Torratxa". The Civil War led him to settle in the Dominican Republic, where he created a school and remained for the rest of his life. His last stage is especially interesting for its formal and chromatic audacity. José Gausachs is represented in the MACBA and in the Bellapart of Santo Domingo, as well as in diverse private collections both Spanish and foreign.