Josep Reynés i Gurguí (1850,
Barcelona,
Spain - 4 June 1926, Barcelona, Spain) was a
Spanish sculptor. He devoted himself primarily to interior decoration, but also created religious and funerary works.
Life and work
His first studies were at the
Escola de la Llotja, with the brothers and
Agapit Vallmitjana. He completed them in Paris, from 1873 to 1876, where he worked in the studios of
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. His first major work came in 1888, when he was part of a group of sculptors who decorated the "
Arc de Triomf", the monumental entrance to the
Exposición Universal de Barcelona. He was in charge of creating the
relief on the main
frieze: "Barcelona Welcomes the Nations".
In 1890, he was awarded a first-class medal at the
National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid; for his work, ''La Violinista''.
One of his most familiar works was created in 1893: the in the
Parc de la Ciutadella. In 1898, he produced a monument to
El Greco
Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...
, in
Sitges, designed in the
Catalan Modernist style. Later, in 1907, he returned to Sitges to create a monument for , known as "Doctor Robert", who had served as
Mayor of Barcelona in 1899.
He created numerous works for the
Montjuïc Cemetery; including an
allegorical figure of religion at the Salvador Bonaplata Pantheon (1886), figures representing Faith and Hope at the Carles Godó Pantheon (1899), and female sculptures in the
neo-gothic chapel at the Gener-Seycher Pantheon (1902-1906).
In 1915, he created several ornamental busts for the façade of the
Palau del Parlament de Catalunya; notably of the artists and
Antoni Viladomat
Antoni Viladomat i Manalt (20 March 1678, Barcelona - 22 January 1755, Barcelona) was a Catalan painter in the Baroque style.
Biography
His father was a gilder. He appears to have taken his first formal art lessons in the workshop of Pasqual ...
.
Some of his works may be seen at the
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. His brother, Antoni (1853-1910), was a landscape and flower painter.
References
Further reading
* Ignasi de Lecea, Jaume Fabre and Carme Grandas: ''Art públic de Barcelona'', Ayuntamiento de Barcelona and Àmbit Serveis Editorials, 2009,
External links
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1850 births
1926 deaths
Spanish sculptors
Sculptors from Catalonia
Artists from Barcelona