Anglada-Camarasa
Arabesque and Seduction
Colección Fundación "la Caixa"
6 November 2012 - 31 March 2013Adelina del Carril de Güiraldes, c. 1920 - 1922 (detail)
Adelina del Carril de Güiraldes, c. 1920 - 1922 (detail)
Anglada-Camarasa. Arabesque and Seduction
The exhibition Anglada-Camarasa. Arabesque and Seduction presents a survey of the image of women in the work of Hermen Anglada-Camarasa (Barcelona, 1871 – Port de Pollença, 1959), one of the most important modern Catalan artists of the first decade of the 20th century and an internationally renowned figure.
Featuring an extensive selection of works, the majority loaned from the Anglada-Camarasa Collection of Fundación “la Caixa”, in addition to key pieces from the Masaveu Collection, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Montes-González Collection and the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, among others, this exhibition presents Anglada-Camarasa’s career through an analysis of his depiction of the female figure.
The painter’s fascination with the subject of women is evident throughout his career. This exhibition sets out to reveal this artistic preoccupation through thematic sections that follow Anglada-Camarasa’s particular stylistic evolution. It thus includes examples of his early depictions of women in a markedly Symbolist style, followed by his Parisian women who reflect the concept of the femme fatale. It also includes picturesque Valencian women in traditional dress, large-format portraits and depictions of exotic gypsies, whose wild dancing was a recurring theme in the artist’s work. Accompanying the paintings on display are works on paper that allow for an understanding of Anglada-Camarasa’s creative process and which are also very valuable for a correct interpretation of his work.