Emilio Grau-Sala (1911-1975) – Vue sur le village de Chantilly France

Medium: gemengde techniek (aquarelverf, inkt en potlood) op papier Datering: jaren 50 Genummerd: origineel Gesigneerd: linksonder Conditie: In zeer goede staat Getiteld: "Vue sur le village de Chantilly France" Bladmaat: 29 x 32 cm beeldmaat: 12 x 18cm. Herkomst: BubbKuyper auctions Haarlem A School of Paris painter who never abandoned lyrical figurative and landscape subjects, Emilio Grau-Sala was born in Barcelona and studied at the School of Fine Arts in his native town. Beginning his public career in 1929, he moved to Paris in 1932 and exhibited at the Salon du Printemps. His lively and graceful street scenes and interiors accorded well with current sensibilities in the Parisian art center, and Grau-Sala quickly gained an international reputation. In 1937, he was awarded a Carnegie prize in Pittsburgh. In addition to his work as a painter, Grau-Sala was also recognized as an important illustrator, decorator, and pastellist, illustrating numerous fine editions of volumes by authors such as Flaubert, Baudelaire, and Maupassant. Leisure. Entertainment, and elegant domesticity are Grau Sala’s most frequently treated themes: people conversing at the racetrack, splendid parties, or mothers with children in well-appointed interiors. The present work is a classic example. A woman sits on a sunny terrace,... lees verder bij Catawiki