Ceferí Olivé i Cabré (born in Reus in 1907, died in the same town in 1995) was a

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painter.

Biography

Ceferí Olivé studied with master painter . He specialized in

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. He used to sign his paintings with his name in

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: Ceferino Olivé. Many of his paintings are

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landscapes. He lived most of his life in Reus, but also spent some time in Barcelona, where he painted railway scenes and

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s. He also travelled to some European countries. Most of his exhibitions were in Barcelona and Madrid.

Awards and posthumous honors

Ceferí Olivé is regarded as one of the best watercolor painters in Spain. He won also the first medal of the International Art Gallery in London and an award of the Railway painting Exhibition in Spain. Among the other awards he won, the following deserve mention: * Galeria Pictoria award, Barcelona, 1941, * National Watercolor Prize, 1942 * Fortuny Medal in 1942 and in 1943 * Medal of honour of the National Watercolor Exhibition, 1947 * Creu de Sant Jordi in 1985. There is a street in Reus named after him.

External links

Museum in Reus

Olivé Cabré, Ceferí (or Ceferino)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olive Cabre, Ceferi Artists from Catalonia 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters People from Reus 1995 deaths Spanish watercolourists 1907 births