Dionisio Baixeras

DIONÍS BAIXERAS VERDAGUER (Barcelona, 1862 - 1943).
"Fishermen" 1931.
Charcoal and chalk on paper.
Signed and dated in the upper left corner.
Measurements: 24 x 16 cm; 43 x 34 cm (frame).

Dionisio Baixeras presents a scene of humble and hard work, centered on two masculine figures leaning over a fishing net. The drawing, made with sure and expressive strokes, captures the weight of the physical effort through the stooped postures and the tension of the bodies. The composition is simple and direct, without superfluous elements, which reinforces the absolute protagonism of the action.

A disciple at the Escuela de la Lonja of Martí Alsina and, above all, of Antonio Caba, during his student years Baixeras received the nickname of "the medal winner", due to his ease in winning competitions. In 1926 he entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi, and was linked to the Artistic Circle of Sant Lluc since its foundation. During his last years he wrote some interesting memoirs, whose original manuscript is currently preserved in the Academy of Sant Jordi. In 1908 he made a collection of drawings, of great documentary value, of places in old Barcelona that were to disappear during the construction of the Via Layetana. His work is preserved in the Metropolitan of New York, the Museum of Art and Industry of Roubaix (France) and the MACBA, among others.