Josep Puigdengolas

JOSEP PUIGDENGOLAS BARELLA (Barcelona, 1906–1987).
“Landscape with a Field of Poppies,” 1912.
Oil on panel.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 20 x 29 cm; 40.5 x 50 cm (frame).
Josep Puigdengolas trained at the Schools of Arts and Crafts and La Lonja in Barcelona, later completing his studies at El Paular and the Royal Academy of Florence. He was a student of Eliseo Meifrén and Joaquín Mir. In 1951, he was appointed professor of drawing at the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts. Although he had his studio in Barcelona, he frequently painted in La Cerdanya and on Mallorca, specifically in the town of Deià. His work, characterized by a luminous naturalism, followed in the tradition of Mir and earned him widespread public acclaim. He focused his work on landscapes, but also painted portraits. Throughout his career, he held several solo exhibitions, such as the one organized at the Salón Cano in Madrid in 1962, and participated in group exhibitions and competitions such as the National Fine Arts Exhibition. A few months before his death, in January 1987, he held his final exhibition at the Sala Parés in Barcelona. His work is currently represented at the Reina Sofía National Art Museum and the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, among others.