Joaquim Vayreda i Vila (23 May 1843 – 31 October 1894) was a Spanish landscape painter. He was originally influenced by the

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, but later became one of the founders of the

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Biography

Vayreda was born in

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. His family was originally from Olot, but had to move to Girona when their home was destroyed during the

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. A year after his birth, his parents returned to Olot and attempted to reestablish themselves.Brief biography
@ the Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. His father was fond of drawing and when he saw that his son had artistic talent, set him to work copying drawings. His first art lessons came when he was only nine, at the drawing school in Olot, operated by Narcís Pascual i Sala (1805–1869). In 1860, he went to Barcelona to study philosophy, but spent his spare time learning to paint with

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, who introduced him to landscape painting en

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. He had his first showing in 1865. The following year, he started to exhibit regularly at the

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and began to attract customers from the bourgeoisie. He had to live in France briefly, following the Revolution of 1868. There, he became acquainted with the Barbizon school of landscape painting and met Josep Berga i Boix, who would later be his partner in several enterprises. Upon his return, he and his brother

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would begin to establish what became known as the Olot school. In 1872, he was appointed Deputy-Mayor of Olot, but resigned after only three months due to the outbreak of the

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. He went into self-exile in France and remained there until 1877. Three years later, he joined with Josep Berga i Boix and others to create a special workshop for religious images called "Els Sants d'Olot". He also regained his position with the city; serving from 1881 to 1883. From 1891 until his death he was a Provincial Deputy to the assembly in Manresa and participated in writing the Catalan Regional Constitution. He also contributed political opinion pieces to local periodicals. He died in Olot, aged 51.

Work

Vayreda's early work consists primarily of religious scenes and

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. Only later did he dedicate himself to landscape painting. His work is considered a precursor to the

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in Spain. His ''Olot Landscapes'' (''Paisajes de Olot'') resemble a Catalan version of Camille Corot, particularly after his encounter with the Barbizon school. His works are dominated by browns, ochers, greens, and earth tones. His works include ''Procesión de colegialas'', ''La siega'', ''La primavera'', ''Los primeros pantalones'' (1871), ''El bautizo y el verano'' (1877), and ''Flores de abril'' (1881). Apart from oil paintings, Vayreda also made ink drawings, watercolors, and etchings. Some of his works are painted jointly with his brother, Marian.

Selected paintings

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References

External links

A posthumous appreciation of Vayreda
from ''

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'', 2 December 1894. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vayreda, Joaquim 1843 births 1894 deaths Painters from Catalonia Spanish landscape painters People from Girona 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters

Biography

Work

Selected paintings

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Further reading

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