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Ignasi Mundó i Marcet
(Barcelona, 1918 – 2012)
Esplugas
1973
oil on canvas
100 x 81 cm
Inv. no. CX00040
BBVA Collection Spain
The early 1970s were especially fruitful for Ignasi Mundó i Marcet, as proven by the numerous exhibitions the artist had in those years. This particular painting might have been displayed at the exhibition held at Sala Parés in 1974, as suggested by a label on the back of the work which records its entry in the gallery that year.
The painting shows a view of Esplugues de Llobregat. Mundó choose a view of the town and its aqueduct, depicting it with a rich palette. In his urban landscapes, so frequent in his production, the Catalan artist opted for colour as his means of expression, a legacy of
Fauvism
An art movement which developed in Paris in the early 1900s. It took its name from the word used by the critics—
fauves,
wild beasts—to define a group of artists who exhibited their works at the 1905 Salon d'Automne. By simplifying forms and using bold colours, they attempted to create highly balanced and serene works, a goal totally removed from the intention to cause outrage usually attributed to them. For many of its members Fauvism was an intermediary step in the development of their respective personal styles, as exemplified to perfection by the painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954).
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