Tarrassó

CASIMIRO MARTÍNEZ TARRASSÓ (Barcelona, 1898 - 1980).
"Majorcan landscape".
Oil on cardboard.
Signed in the lower left corner.
In frame of carved and gilded wood, with some faults.
Measurements: 24 x 28,5 cm; 43 x 47 cm (frame).

This landscape is solved by means of a loose and impastoed brushstroke, with a luminous palette dominated by greens, blues and yellows that evoke the chromatic intensity and the atmosphere of the landscape of Majorca, recurrent motive in the Mediterranean painting of Tarrassó. The free and vibrant use of color underlines the artist's interest in the direct capture of light and nature.

Tarrassó trained at the Escuela de La Lonja in Barcelona. Throughout his career Tarrassó was awarded the Pollença Prize at the 1st International Painting Competition in 1962; the Santiago Rusiñol Prize in 1972; and the medals obtained in various editions of the Salones de Otoño in Palma de Mallorca: first prize in 1967 and 1973, and honorary prize in 1970. His work is currently preserved in various national and international private collections, as well as in the Museum and Artistic Fund of Porreras (Mallorca) and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Palma.