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Josep Pascó i Mensa () (1855–1910), was a painter, illustrator and designer from

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, mostly noted for book illustrations and theater set design. He was born in

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in 1855 and died in

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in 1910. He trained as a painter at the ''Escola de la Llotja'' with Simó Gómez and at the workshop of designer Josep Planella. He began his career as a mural painter but then switched to canvas, mostly landscapes. One of his most original paintings is that of the flag of the Cau Ferrat in

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. His most distinguished work is in the illustration of books and the design of decorative objects, as well as the design of theater sets, starting early with those for small amateur theater companies. In 1887, he went to

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, where he worked at the Royal Theater and was then commissioned to decorate the Principe Alfonso Theater stage. In 1896 he went to

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to paint the scenery of the National Theater (since replaced by the

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). When he returned to Spain, he decided to focus on theater lighting. He also worked on the decoration of the home of

Ramon Casas i Carbó Ramon Casas i Carbó (; 4 January 1866 – 29 February 1932) was a Catalan artist. Living through a turbulent time in the history of his native Barcelona, he was known as a portraitist, sketching and painting the intellectual, economic, and ...

in Barcelona. Pascó's illustration work was mostly devoted to magazines such as ''Arte y Letras'' (Arts and Letters) and ''La Ilustració catalana'' (Catalan Illustration), done under the pseudonym of Brisa. He also produced a number of very notable illustration for scrolls. Pascó later became a professor at the College of Arts and Industries in Barcelona, and the artistic director of the journal

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. Whilst he was at College of Arts and Industries in Barcelona he worked with

Modest Urgell Modest Urgell i Inglada, also known by the nickname Katúfol (13 June 1839, Barcelona - 3 April 1919, Barcelona) was a Spanish landscape painter and comic playwright. He used his nickname for cartoons and illustrations. Biography He was born to ...

and he taught the young

Joan Miró Joan Miró i Ferrà ( , , ; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona i ...

before he died in 1910.Joan Miró Art
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References

Bibliography

* *MAS i PEINADO, Ricard: ''Els artistes catalans i la publicitat (1888-1929).'' Parsifal Edicions,

, 2002. , page 12. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasco I Mensa, Josep 1855 births 1910 deaths 19th-century Catalan painters 20th-century Catalan painters