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Daniel Giralt-Miracle is a critic and art historian who is fundamental in the history of recent Catalan art. His poster collection is a testament to the post-war and second avant-garde artistic activity at national and international level, which also includes works by his father, the renowned graphic artist Ricard Giralt Miracle. The collection is made up of 1,144 posters, from the 1950s to 2016.
On the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition, the exhibition El arte en España (Art in Spain) was organised. The exhibition required a prior study of the historical heritage. This gave rise to the idea of creating an Iconographic Repertoire of Spanish Art. The Archive of the Museu Nacional conserves a total of 106,844 documents consisting of photographs, graphic images, plans and drawings.
The sculptor Ramon Marinel·lo i Capdevila (1911-2002), a member of the ADLAN group, contributed to the assimilation of the Surrealist and Cubist currents of the European avant-garde before the Civil War. Documents associated with his professional sphere of activity.
Personal collection
First General Exhibition of Fine Arts, organized by Barcelona City Council in 1891. Administrative file on the management of the exhibition.
Exhibitions
Juan Eduardo Cirlot Laporta (1916-1973), a poet, composer, essayist, theorist and scholar of symbols. Documents structured around two activities, literature and art.
Personal collection
Sala Parés, an art gallery that opened in 1877 and is still active today. Documents comprising newspapers and magazines, photographs, correspondence, artist’s dossiers and small catalogues.
Companies collection
Montserrat Negre i Queralt, a restorer of works of art on paper and archive materials. Professional and technical documents, related entirely to the restoration of paper.
Personal collection
Joaquim Folch i Torres (1886-1963), a historian, writer, art critic and museologist. He was the director general of art museums in Barcelona. A variety of documents comprising correspondence, files, photographs and various texts on museography and medieval art.
Personal collection
Nicolau Raurich (1871-1945), was an outstanding artist of Catalan painting, he received important awards in exhibitions held in Madrid and the main European capitals. Diverse documentation consisting of the artist's own writings, correspondence, press clippings and photographs.
Personal collection
First National Exhibition of Artistic and International Industries of Reproductions, organised by Barcelona City Council from October 1892 to January 1893. Administrative management file of the exhibition.
Exhibitions
Second General Exhibition of Fine Arts, organised by Barcelona City Council from April to July 1894. Administrative management file of the exhibition.
Exhibitions
The house of Bechini occupies a prominent place in Catalan sculpture, especially in the years of Noucentisme and the post-war period. Its trajectory began in 1881 and lasted until 2004. It was the most active artistic foundry in Catalonia and cast some of the most outstanding works by authors such as Josep Llimona, Enric Clarasó, Josep Clarà and Enric Casanoves, amongst others.
Companies' Collection
Art exhibition organised by the Municipal Board of Museums and Fine Arts of Barcelona in 1902 with historical pieces of painting, sculpture, drawings, enamels, miniatures, tapestries, fabrics, as well as other sumptuous arts. Administrative file and binder with photographs.
Exhibitions
Exhibition held at the Palau de Belles Arts (Palace of Fine Arts) in 1910, with works by Goya, Sánchez Coello, Murillo, Renoir. Organised by Barcelona City Council
Exhibitions
Alexandre de Riquer (1856-1920), a key figure in Modernism in Catalonia, he introduced the art of Ex libris and would recover etching. His bibliographic collection is preserved in the Folch i Torres Library. Diverse documentation consisting of handwritten notes, correspondence and literary notes.
Personal collection
Exhibition held at the Palau de Belles Arts (Palace of Fine Arts) in 1896. It revitalised the industrial arts sector in Catalonia at an important time in the formation of the decorative arts of Modernism. Administrative file of the exhibition
Exhibitons
Exhibition organised by the Municipal Board of Art Exhibitions, made up of representatives and municipal officers and delegates from all the artistic associations of Barcelona. It highlighted the state of Catalan painting and sculpture at the time. Administrative file of the exhibition
Exhibition coinciding with the Cuban War, in 1898. The official events were halted for nine years. Administrative file of the exhibition management.
Exhibitions
International event held in 1907, that situated Barcelona within the international art circuits. Administrative file of the exhibition management.
Exhibitions
Agustí Masvidal (1920-2000) participated as a draughtsman in various publications of the time. His collection consists mainly of 36 drawings on the cane of Romanesque churches in the Vall de Boí, Andorra and the Vall d’Arán.
Personal collection
Held at the request of a group of renowned personalities in the field of Catalan art and culture, it replaced the fairs suspended in Paris during the First World War. It highlighted the medal section.
Exhibitions
Exhibition focused on Catalan and Spanish artists, because of the First World War. Administrative file for the management of the exhibition.
Exhibitions
Painter trained at the Llotja design school, a disciple of Joaquim Mir and Manolo Hugué. He resided for three years in Paris and exhibited his work regularly in major European capitals.
Personal collection
An exhibition held from 28 May to 30 June 1919 in the Palau de Belles Arts (Palace of Fine Arts). The special galleries were dedicated to the work of two 19th-century painters, Marià Fortuny and Lluís Rigalt. Exhibition management administrative file.
The painting Gallery of Honour was dedicated to Joaquim Mir, with the exhibition of 45 works by him. Works by Xavier Nogués and Pau Gargallo were exhibited in the special galleries. Exhibition management administrative file.
Josep Maria Sert i Badia (1874-1945) was a prolific artist, painter and interior decorator, who enjoyed great international prestige. He was noted for being an artist who breathed fresh life into mural painting. Documentary and photographic material comprising writings and personal correspondence
Exhibition held between November 1944 and 1945. 687 works were exhibited, including painting, sculpture, drawings and engravings. The City Council took advantage of the event to acquire a large set of artworks to increase the municipal artistic collections. Administrative file of the exhibition.
Exhibitions
Ferran Callicó (1902-1968) did drawings and was a painter and theorist. He stood out for his numerous portraits carried out with a realistic and meticulous technique. He was opposed to the avant-garde and vindicated the classics. His documentary collection was incorporated in the Museum of Modern Art in 1979, in the same batch that includes 192 works by the artist.
Personal collection
Guillem Bergnes i Soler (1888-1975) began his art studies in New York and on returning to Catalonia he devoted himself to painting landscapes and figures. He participated in the Municipal Fine Arts Exhibitions and the National Exhibitions. His personal collection includes photographic images related to his process of artistic creation.
Personal collection