Lluís Bagaria i Bou (1882 in

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– 1940 in

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) one of the most important

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s in the first half of the 20th century. His drawings, in a synthetic and decorative style, were published in the most important journals of Spain, including ''

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where he achieved great popularity and fame. He published in the journal '' El Sol'' and drew the covers of ' magazine. His caricatures against

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during the war provoked his exile to

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and into

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Bibliography

* ''Luis Bagaría. Dibujos humorísticos''. Cat. Expo. La Habana: Museo Nacional Masónico Aurelio Miranda Álvarez, 1958 * ''Luis Bagaria, 1882-1940'', Cat. Expo. Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional / Ministerio de Cultura, 1983 * Antonio ELORZA. ''Luis Bagaría. El humor y la política''. Barcelona: Anthropos, 1988 * ''Lluís Bagaria. Caricaturista del món barceloní''. Cat. Expo. Sabadell: Museu d'art de Sabadell, 2003 * Emilio MARCOS VILLALÓN. ''Luis Bagaria. Entre el arte y la política''. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 2004 * ''Bagaría en El Sol. Política y humor en la crisis de la restauración''. Cat. Expo. Madrid: Fundación Mapfre, 2007 * Jaume CAPDEVILA. ''Bagaria. La guerra no fa riure.'' Barcelona: Dux Elm, 2007

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Spanish caricaturists Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in France 1882 births 1940 deaths Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Cuba Artists from Barcelona {{Europe-comics-creator-stub