José Beulas

JOSÉ BEULAS RECASENS (Santa Coloma de Farnés, Girona, 1921–2017).
“El Sotón,” Huesca.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner. Signed, titled, and located on the reverse.
Measurements: 73 x 92 cm; 97 x 116 cm (frame).

An exceptional landscape painter, Beulas trained at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes in Madrid, where he studied on a scholarship from the City Council and the Provincial Council of Huesca. In 1951, the San Fernando School awarded him the El Paular landscape scholarship, and shortly thereafter he was honored with the Marqués de Aledo Prize (1954) and the medal from the Madrid Autumn Salon (1955). Around this time, he also participated in the Barcelona and Venice Biennales, and subsequently moved to Rome and joined the city’s Spanish Academy. He traveled throughout Italy painting landscapes, developing a mature style characterized by restraint, the linear serenity of his landscapes, elegance, and synthesis. Throughout his career, Beulas has received numerous awards, including the Alla Riva International Painting Prize (Italy, 1959), the Barcelona Provincial Council Award (1964), and the First Medal at the National Fine Arts Exhibition (1967). He exhibited regularly both in Spain and abroad, gaining recognition in cities such as New York, Milan, Rome, and Naples, among others. His work is currently represented at the Reina Sofía Art Center, the Provincial Museums of Zaragoza, Málaga, and Girona, the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia, the Larrés Museum of Drawing, and many others.