Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa (1871–1959), known in

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as Hermenegild (or Hermen) Anglada Camarasa, was a

and Balearic Spanish painter.

Life and career

Born in

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, he studied there at the Llotja School. His early work had the clear academic imprint of his teacher,

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. In 1894 he moved to Paris, and studied at the Académie Julian. He adopted a more personal style, after that of

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and

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, with their depictions of nocturnal and interior subjects. But his work was also marked by the intense colors which presaged the arrival of Fauvism. Lively brushwork reveals strong Oriental and

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influences. Allied with the

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movement, his decorative style draws comparison to Gustav Klimt.Benezit Dictionary of Artist
/ref> One of his most important works is a portrait of Sonia Klamery. He died in Pollença, on the island of Majorca, and is commemorated by a bronze

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on the 'Pine Walk' at

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Bibliography

*Hutchinson Harris, S. ''The art of Anglada-Camarasa'', London 1929. *Fontbona, Francesc & Miralles, Francesc. ''Anglada-Camarasa''. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1981. *Fontbona, Francesc & Miralles, Francesc. ''Anglada-Camarasa. Dibujos. Catálogo razonado''. Barcelona: Editorial Mediterrània, 2006.

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Artehistoria.com biography

Hermen Anglada Camarasa Paintings
1872 births 1959 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Painters from Catalonia Académie Julian alumni Modernisme painters Painters from the Balearic Islands {{Spain-painter-stub

Life and career

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