Joan Brull i Vinyoles (25 January 1863,

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- 3 February 1912, Barcelona) was a Catalan painter active in the late 19th century. He was a Catalan symbolist painter, along with other artists including

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Biography

Brull was born in

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. He studied at the

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and in

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. He later worked as an art critic for the magazine ''Joventut''. He participated in a variety of intellectual groups of the era, including the

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and the Real Círculo Artístico de Barcelona. He was also friends with

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. In 1896, he won first place in the International Exposition of Barcelona with his work ''Ensomni''. In 2009, the

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Girona put on a retrospective exhibition in its Fontana d'Or Center, which featured over 40 works by Brull. Two other solo exhibitions were dedicated to him: in 1924 and in 1959. Bust de nena - Joan Brull Vinyoles - Llegat 56 - 1686

Bust de nena - Joan Brull Vinyoles - Llegat 56 - 1686

Brull's early work is realistic, but later in his career he focused on symbolism, including representations of (typically female) mythological characters. He is also known for his many portraits, the majority of which were of children and beggars in Barcelona in the later 19th century.

Representative works

* ''La tonsura del rei Wamba'' * ''Ensomni'' * ''Sueño'', currently in the

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(MNAC) * ''Retrato de Niña'', currently in the Biblioteca Museo Víctor Balaguer

References

Other sources

* Guia del Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Editat pel MNAC, 2004. *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brull, Joan 1863 births 1912 deaths Symbolist painters Painters from Catalonia 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists