The imprint of women artists in post-war Barcelona
With this sample of small catalogues, we want to give visibility to the artistic activity of the women who exhibited in the city of Barcelona during the post-war period (1939-1952). The exhibition can be visited in person in the lobby of the Joaquim Folch i Torres Library of the Museum from 2nd March to 31st May.
In 1934 she moved to Madrid to attend the Francisco Alcántara School of Ceramics. After a stay in Italy, she moved back to Madrid, in a studio in the Calle de Fuenclara.
In 1947 she exhibited at the Galerías Pallarés in Barcelona and in 1949 at the Sala Rovira. In 1956 she decided to emigrate to Venezuela, where she created the so-called Escuela del Bosque with Francisco San José.
In 1972 she returned to Spain, exhibited at the Galería S'Art in Huesca and moved back to Madrid. She spent long periods in the municipality of Olmeda de las Fuentes.
Exhibitions
- Galería Pallarés, from 18th to 31st January 1947
- Sala Rovira, from 2nd to 13th April 1948
Painter. She specialised in religious subjects, still lifes and flowers.
She participated in several individual and group exhibitions held in Barcelona, Mataró and Madrid. She had individual exhibitions in 1942, 1943 and 1944 at the Galerías Pallarés and in 1952 at the Sala Busquets in Barcelona.
In 1954 she held an exhibition at the Casa del Libro, in 1963 at the Galerías Españolas and in 1966 at the Sala Jaimes.
Exhibitions
- Pallarés, from 4th to 17th April 1942
- Pallarés, from 6th to19th March 1943
- Pallarés, from 18th to 31st March 1944
- Busquets, from 5th to 18th April 1954
Illustrator and painter. Specialising in ballet themes. Her first individual exhibition took place at the Galerías Costa in Barcelona in 1942. She also exhibited individually at the Galerías Augusta (1943 and 1951), Sala Rovira (1943), Galerías Argos (1948) and recurrently at the Galerías Augusta (1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973 and 1975) and the Galerías Españolas (1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966)
Exhibitions
- Costa, from 21st February to 6th March 1942
- Sala Rovira, from 30th January to 12th February 1943
- Sala Rovira, from 18th to 31st December 1943
- Argos, from 13th to 26 November 1948
- Augusta, from 1st to 14th December 1951
Painter of landscapes and flowers. She studied at the Llotja School in Barcelona. She was a co-founder of the Art Association formed by students of the Llotja, founded in 1926. In the same year, she held an individual exhibition at the Galerías Layetanas. She also took part in various group exhibitions held in these galleries in 1927, 1928 and 1930. During the 1940s she held several monographic exhibitions in Barcelona, mainly at the Galería Argos (1942, 1944 and 1946). In 1951 she exhibited individually at Syra, Galerías de Arte. In 1967 she exhibited at the Art Studio of the Barcelona Radio Club, at the Terraza Martini in Barcelona in 1967, at the Galerías Syra in 1971 and 1973 and at the Galería Ramón Casas in 1977. From the thirties she lived and worked in Tossa de Mar, where she died. Her connection with the local population was very close and she was one of the people who led the creation of the Municipal Museum of Tossa de Mar in 1935.
Exhibitions
- Barcino, from 23rd November to 6th December 1940
- Argos, from 17th to 30th October1942
- Argos, from 14th to 27th October 1944
- Argos, from 19th October to 1st November 1946
- Syra, from 13th to 26th January 1951
Painter. Specialising in landscapes and seascapes. She attended the School of Fine Arts in Sabadell. She later took three courses at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts. In 1930 she exhibited at the School of Fine Arts in Sabadell with drawings and paintings where the landscapes of Sabadell predominated. In 1931 she settled in Blanes, which meant that her paintings dealt with traditional seafaring subjects. Throughout the 1940s, she held several individual exhibitions in the city of Barcelona: at the Galerías Augusta (1941), Pictoria (1942), Galerías Syra (1943 and 1945 and Argos (1946, 1947 and 1949). She exhibited at Quint Galerías de Arte in Sabadell in 1951. In 1954 she exhibited individually at the Galerías de Arte Syra and in 1960 she exhibited at La Pinacoteca, in 1980 at Foga-2 in Barcelona and in 1983 at the Intel·lecte Gallery in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Augusta, from 10th to 25th May 1941
- Pictoria, from 25th April to 8th May 1942
- Syra, from 17th to 30th April 1943
- Syra, from 7th to 20th January 1945
- Argos, 23th March 1946
- Argos, 8th March 1947
- Agos, 23rd April 1949
Painter. She specialised in landscape, sea and mural painting. She took part in the 2nd School Exhibition of Fine Arts which took place in 1929 at the Sala Dalmau. In 1943 she exhibited individually at the Sala Vinçon in Barcelona. In 1953, 1955 and 1958 she held individual exhibitions at the Galerías Syra.
Exhibitions
- Sala Vinçon, from 27th November to 10th December 1948
Painter. Specialising in landscape and seascapes. She took part in the 1934, 1935 and 1936 editions of the Barcelona Spring Exhibition. She also took part in the editions of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts held in Barcelona in 1942 and 1945. In 1945 she held an individual exhibition at the Sala Vinçon and in 1951 at the Sala Caralt in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Sala Vinçon, from 7th to 20th April 1945
- Sala Caralt, from 17th February to 2nd March 1951
Painter and illustrator. She trained in the studio of the painter Julio Moisés. In 1943 she had an individual exhibition at the Galerías Urquinaona in Barcelona. She participated in the 1943, 1948 and 1950 editions of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts.
Exhibitions
- Galerías Urquinaona, from 6th December 1941 to 2nd January 1943
Painter and illustrator. Her first individual exhibition took place in 1932 at Galerías Syra. In 1933 she took part in an exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Sala Parés. In 1933, 1935 and 1940 she exhibited again at the Galerías Syra. In 1943 she exhibited in the Sala Rovira and the Sala Vinçon in 1944, 1946 and 1948. In 1953 she exhibited her works at the Galerías de Arte San Jorge. She participated in the 1933, 1934, 1935 and 1936 editions of the Spring Exhibition and in the 1942 and 1960 editions of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts.
Exhibitions
- Syra, from 20th April to 3rd May 1940
- Rovira, from 13th to 26th February 1943
- Sala Vinçon, from 19th February to 3rd March 1944
- Sala Vinçon, from 18th to 31st May 1946
- Sala Vinçon, from 7th to 20th February 1948
Painter and illustrator, mainly of portrait, still lifes and flowers. She studied at the Municipal School of Arts and Crafts in Reus. Her first individual exhibition took place in 1931 at the Centre de Lectura de Reus. The following year she exhibited in Figueres. After the end of the civil war, she moved to Barcelona where, in the 1940s, she held several individual exhibitions at the Galerías Barcino (1942 and 1943), Augusta (1945 and 1948) and the Sala Rovira (1947 and 1949). ). In 1952 she exhibited again at Galerías Syra, where she repeated in 1956, 1959 and 1973. In 1957 she exhibited at the Sala Rovira. She exhibited at the Anquin’s Art Gallery in Reus in 1975 and 1979.
Exhibitions
- Barcino, from 17th to 30th October 1942
- Barcino, from 11th to 30th December 1943
- Augusta, from 21st April to 4th May 1945
- Sala Rovira, from 8th to 21st February 1947
- Augusta, from 7th to 20th February 1948
- Rovira, from 3rd to 16th December 1949
- Syra, from 17th to 30th May 1952
Sculptor. She also did drawings, literary illustration, engraving and decoration. In 1942 she held her first individual exhibition at the Galería Argos in Barcelona. She also exhibited in these galleries in 1943 and 1945. She participated, together with J. Fin, Javier Vilató and Albert Fabra, in an exhibition of engravings at the Galerías Pictoria in Barcelona that took place in 1945.
Exhibitions
- Argos, from 3rd to 9th January 1942
- Argos, from 2nd to 8th January 1943
- Argos, from 23rd December 1944 to 12th January 1945
Painter. Specialising in still lifes and vases. In 1907 she took part in the 1st Exhibition of Fine Arts by Independent Artists at the Círcol de Propietaris in Gràcia, Barcelona, and in the 5th International Exhibition of Fine Arts and Artistic Industries at the Palau de Belles Arts in Barcelona. From 1925 to 1936 she took part in various group exhibitions of the Agrupació d’Aquarel·listes de Catalunya (The Watercolour Painters’ Group of Catalonia). In the late 1920s she presented her work individually at the Sala Parés (1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931) and in the Galerías Layetanas in 1933, 1935 and 1940. In 1942 she had an individual exhibition at the Galleries Urquinaona.
Exhibitions
- Layetanas, from 17th February to 1st March 1940
- Urquinaona, from 1st to 14th November 1943
Painter. She specialised in set design and theatres. She held a couple of individual exhibitions in her studio.
Exhibitions
- The Artist’s Studio, 1st March 1947
- The Artist’s Studio, 27th December 1947
- Círculo Artístico, 20th Arpil 1948
Miniaturist painter on ivory and oil. In the 1940s she had several individual exhibitions in Barcelona: at the Fayans Catalan (1944, 1946 and 1947), at the Casa del Libro (1945) and at the Galerías Pons Llobet (1948) in Barcelona. In 1953 and 1957 she exhibited at the Galerías Pons and in 1956 at the Casa del Libro. During the sixties she gained fame and continued to exhibit in various galleries in Barcelona, mainly in the Sala Jaimes (1961, 1964, 1965) and La Pinacoteca (1968 and 1970). In 1985 she exhibited at the Galerie l’Oeil in Brussels and in 2005 she exhibited again in Barcelona, at the Mayte Muñoz Galería de Arte.
Exhibitions
- Faianç Català, from 11th to 24th March 1944
- Casa del Libro, from 13th to 26th January 1945
- Faianç Català, from 16th to 29th March1946
- Faianç Català, from 15th to 28th March 1947
- Pons Llobet, from 4th to 17th December 1948
- Argos, from 15th to 28th April 1950
Painter. Specialised in landscape, portrait, still lifes and flowers. She trained in Paris where she participated in the Paris Salons. In 1932 she won the National Watercolour Prize. She had several individual exhibitions, including the one that took place at the Galerías Augusta in Barcelona in 1940. She was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville.
Exhibitions
- Augusta, from 31st October to 15th November 1940
She studied at the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos in Valencia. The theme of her works focused on still lifes and landscaping. In 1942 she exhibited at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Barcelona. During the 1940s, she had several individual exhibitions at the Fayans Català (1943 and 1944) and in 1945 she took part in the group exhibition “Pintores valencianes” organised by the Rat Penat. She taught drawing classes.
Exhibitions
- Fayans, from 13th to 26th February 1943
- Fayans, from 26 February to 10th March 1944
Painter. She did portraits, still lifes and landscapes. She was born in Valencia and spent her youth in Barcelona where she studied at the School of Arts and Crafts of Vilanova i la Geltrú. In 1945 she had her first individual exhibition at the Galeria Pons Llobet in Barcelona, where she also exhibited in 1947. She took part in various group exhibitions in Spain, Monaco and Japan. In 1979 she worked on a series of Japanese ex-libris for the Nippon Ex-libris Association
Exhibitions
- Pons Llobet, from 27th October to 9th November 1945
- Pons Llobet, from 12th to 25th April 1947
Painter. Specialising in figure painting, still lifes and flowers. Born in Menorca, she moved to Barcelona and began her studies at the School of Arts and Crafts and later at the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts. She took part in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts held in Barcelona in 1944. She was also part of the 11th and 12th Salón de Otoño organised by the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Palma de Mallorca. In 1949 and 1957 she exhibited at the Sala Busquets in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Busquets, from 1st to 15th October 1949
Painter. She specialised in landscape, still lifes and floral themes. In 1931 and 1934 she exhibited at the Galerías Layetanas. She exhibited at the Sala Gaspar in 1935. In the 1940s she held several individual exhibitions in Barcelona: at the Fayans Catalan (1940s and 1942), at the Galerías Pallarés (1941) and at the Casa del Libro (1944). In 1966, a posthumous exhibition was held in homage to the Art Studio of the Barcelona Radio Club.
Exhibitions
- Fayans, from 16th to 29th March 1940
- Pallarés, from 15th to 28th March 1941
- Fayans, from 5th to 18th December 1942
- Casa del Libro, from 11th to 24th November 1944
Painter. Specialising in landscapes, and still lifes. Trained at the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in Barcelona: She was part of the Spring Exhibition held in 1932 and the edition held in 1934. She also participated in the first and third editions of the Hispano-American Biennial de Arte held in 1951 in Barcelona.
Her first individual exhibition took place at the Galeries Syra in 1934. She exhibited individually at Galerías Syra (1941, 1952 and 1961), Galerías Pictoria (1944 and 1947), Argos (1948), Sala Rovira (1956) and Sala de Arte Moderno (1966)
Exhibitions
- Syra, from 3rd to 16th May 1941
- Pictoria, from 16th to 29th December 1944
- Pictoria, from 28th December 1946 to 10th January 1947
- Argos, from 18th September to 1st October 1948
- Syra, from 4th to 17th October1952
Painter. She studied at the School of Fine Arts. In 1931 she took part in the Montserrat competition seen by Catalan painters. In the 1940s she was very active and exhibited at the Casa del Greco (1941), the Galerías de Arte Domingo (1942), the Galerías Reig (1944), the Sala Rovira (1945 and 1946) and the Sala Busquets (1947) in Barcelona and the Galería Buchhlz in Madrid (1949). In 1961 she exhibited at the Sala Neblí in Madrid (where she exhibited again in 1963) and at Syra Galerías de Arte in Barcelona. In 1975 she exhibited in the Concert Hall of the "Camarote Granados", in 1975 in Dau al Set Galeria d’art, in 1981 in the Pedrera Galeria d'Art and in 1995 in the Pia Almoina.
Exhibitions
- Casa del Greco, from 26th April to 13th Mai 1941
- Galerías de Arte Domingo, from 30th April to 13th Mai 1942
- Reig, from 11th to 24th March1944
- Sala Rovira, from 30th December 1944 to 12th January 1945
- Sala Rovira, from 28th December 1945 to 11th January 1946
- Busquets, from 29 th November to 12th December 1947
Painter. Specialising in still lifes and figure painting. Her first individual exhibition took place in 1927 at the Galeries Laietanes, where she exhibited again in 1928 and 1933. In 1942 she exhibited at the Galerías Pallarés.
Exhibitions
- Galerías Pallarés, from 30 th Mai to 12th June 1942
Painter. She cultivated still life, portraits and figure painting. Her first individual exhibition took place in the Sala Gaspar in 1942. In 1944 she exhibited at the Galerías Atenea in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Atenea, from 6th to 19th Mai 1944
Painter. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in San Fernando. She was awarded the Third Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1948 and the second Medal at the 1950 edition of the same exhibition. Her first individual exhibition took place in 1946 at the Sala Rovira in Barcelona, where she also exhibited in 1947 and 1955.
Exhibitions
- Sala Rovira, from 20th April to 3rd Mai 1946
- Sala Rovira, from 18th to 31st October 1947
Painter. Her first individual exhibition took place in 1948 in the Sala Vinçon. In 1949 she exhibited at Stvdio in Bilbao. Later, in the Sala Gaspar (1952), Galerías Layetanas (1955) and in the Galerías Syra (1960 and 1965). She exhibited at the Galeria Jaimes in Barcelona in 1962, at the Sala del Prado in Madrid in 1964, at the Mitre Gallery in Barcelona in 1974 and at the Sala Gaudí in 1979. She participated in several editions of the Salón de Octubre, as well as the Salón de Mayo and the 3rd Hispano-American Biennial of Art held in 1955 in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Sala Vinçon, from 10th to 23rd April 1948
- Sala Gaspar, from 12th to 25th April 1952
Painter. Born in Huesca. She studied at the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts in Sant Jordi. She took part in several individual exhibitions, the first of which took place in Barcelona in 1945. In 1948 and 1952 she exhibited at the Sala Rovira. In 1953 she exhibited at the Galerías Argos, in 1961 and 1967 at the Sala de Exposiciones of the Ateneo Barcelonés, in 1963 at Syra Galerías de Arte in Barcelona and in 1981 at Dama Galeria d’Art in Calafell. She was a founding member of Grupo Lais and belonged to the Asociación de Artistas Actuales (The Association of Current Artists) of Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Sala Rovira, from 13th to 26 th November 1948
- Sala Rovira, 1952
Painter. She participated in the 1922, 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1941 editions of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. She exhibited individually at the Casa del Libro in Barcelona in 1940, at the Galerías Augusta in 1941 and at the Galerías Argos in 1947 and at the Sala Gaspar in 1955. In 1951 she participated in the 1st Hispano-American Biennial of Arte and in 1962 at the First Salón Femenino de Arte Actual. She also exhibited in 1971 at Syra Galerías de Arte, in 1977 at the Sala Parés and in 1983 at El Cau de la Carreta in Sitges.
Exhibitions
- Casa del Libro, from 24th January to 6th February 1940
- Augusta, from 29th December 1940 to 10th January 1941
- Argos, from 26th April to 9th Mai 1947
Painter and engraver. She trained at the School of Fine Arts. Her first individual exhibition took place in 1949 at the Sala Rovira in Barcelona. In 1950 she travelled to Paris. In 1954 she exhibited at the Sala Busquets, in 1957 at the Galerías Layetanas and in 1960 at the Galería Mirador in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- Sala Rovira, from 22th January to 4th February 1949