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José Cusachs y Cusachs (19 July 1851,
Josep Cusachs He retired with the rank of Commander in 1882 to dedicate himself to art.Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Brief biography His army experience was still an important part of his life, however, and his paintings were mostly on military subjects, especially the cavalry, due to his love for horses. He studied locally with
His first exhibition came in 1884 at the Sala Parés, a major art gallery in Barcelona, where he continued to exhibit regularly, with great critical and financial success. Three years later, he participated in an exposition in Madrid, where his painting ''En el campo de maniobras'' (Maneuvers in the Field), was purchased by Queen MarÃa Cristina. In 1891, he won a gold medal at the International Exposition in Berlin with ''Maniobras de división'' (Divisional Maneuvers).
In addition to his military art, he stood out as a portrait painter, with such notable sitters as King Alfonso XIII, General Juan Prim and Mexican President
Josep Cusachs - Hipòdrom.jpg, At the Racecourse
Josep Cusachs i Cusachs- Soldat- 1627.JPG, Soldier
Josep Cusachs - Awaiting the Return - Google Art Project.jpg, Awaiting the Return
Salida en bateria.jpg, Artillery Regiment
(Barcelona) Retrat de Josep Puigcarbó - Josep Cusachs - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.jpg, Josep Puigcarbó by Josep Cusachs
Ciudad de la Pintura
Gallery of paintings by Cusachs {{DEFAULTSORT:Cusachs, Josep 1851 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Painters from Catalonia Painters from Barcelona Military art
José Cusachs y Cusachs (19 July 1851, Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...
– 1908, Barcelona) was a Spanish soldier and painter.
Biography
He was born in France, while his parents were travelling, but spent most of his life in the area between Barcelona and Mataró. In 1865, he enrolled at the "Academia Militar de ArtillerÃa" in Segovia, became a Captain, and fought in the Third Carlist War. BiografÃas y VidasJosep Cusachs He retired with the rank of Commander in 1882 to dedicate himself to art.Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Brief biography His army experience was still an important part of his life, however, and his paintings were mostly on military subjects, especially the cavalry, due to his love for horses. He studied locally with
Simó Gómez
Simó Gómez Polo (11 November 1845 – 11 June 1880) was a Catalonia, Catalan painter and engraver in the Realism (art), Realist style.
Biography
He was born in Barcelona, and studied at the Escola de la Llotja under Ramón Martà Alsina a ...
, and in Paris with Édouard Detaille, an expert on military art.
His first exhibition came in 1884 at the Sala Parés, a major art gallery in Barcelona, where he continued to exhibit regularly, with great critical and financial success. Three years later, he participated in an exposition in Madrid, where his painting ''En el campo de maniobras'' (Maneuvers in the Field), was purchased by Queen MarÃa Cristina. In 1891, he won a gold medal at the International Exposition in Berlin with ''Maniobras de división'' (Divisional Maneuvers).
In addition to his military art, he stood out as a portrait painter, with such notable sitters as King Alfonso XIII, General Juan Prim and Mexican President Porfirio DÃaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio DÃaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio DÃaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 Decem ...
, (on display at the State Art Museum of Veracruz in Orizaba). He also dealt with religious themes, including his well-known ''La huÃda a Egipto'' (The Flight from Egypt), which is in the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey.
In later years, he specialized in paintings of sport riding. The landscapes in many of his works were often entrusted to other painters, as he felt that he lacked the training to execute them properly.Ricar Mas i Peinado, ''Els artistes catalans i la publicitat (1888-1929)'', Parsifal Edicions, Barcelona, 2002, A good selection of his illustrations may be found in ''Military Life in Spain'' by (Ramirez, 1888).
He died in 1908 (some sources say 1909) in Barcelona.
Selected paintings
References
Further reading
* Pedro Mora i Piris, ''Josep Cusachs i Cusachs'', Museo Militar de Montjuïc, Barcelona, 2001. (exhibition catalog)External links
Ciudad de la Pintura
Gallery of paintings by Cusachs {{DEFAULTSORT:Cusachs, Josep 1851 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Painters from Catalonia Painters from Barcelona Military art