Joan Josep Tharrats i Vidal<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>BIOGRAPHY<\/p>\n<\/div>
Joan-Josep Tharrats i Vidal<\/strong> (Girona, 1918 \u2013 Barcelona, 2001) was an influential Spanish painter, printmaker, editor and art theorist, recognised as one of the key figures of the post-war avant-garde in Catalonia.<\/p>\nAfter abandoning his early Impressionist style under the influence of pure abstraction, he secured his place in art history in 1948 as a founding member of the emblematic artistic group and magazine *Dau al Set*. He personally edited and printed the publication in his studio, turning it into a catalyst for change in opposition to the cultural oppression of the time.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, his work evolved from a universe rooted in Surrealism towards a bold form of Informalism with a Tachist approach, characterised by rich textures, dynamic marks and intense colour.<\/p>\n
He was also renowned for inventing *maculatures*, an original process combining overprinting techniques, monotype and hand painting.<\/p>\n
Tharrats left behind an extensive multidisciplinary legacy that includes graphic compositions, murals and ceramics exhibited in leading international museums, such as MoMA and the Reina Sof\u00eda Museum.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>ARTWORKS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div>Figurines for a Ballet, 1951<\/em><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Mixed media on cardboard.
\n25 \u00d7 17 cm.
\nSigned in the lower right corner.
\nWork from the Caralt Gallery in Barcelona, created on the occasion of the second exhibition held there by the Dau al Set group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
BIOGRAPHY<\/p>\n<\/div>
Joan-Josep Tharrats i Vidal<\/strong> (Girona, 1918 \u2013 Barcelona, 2001) was an influential Spanish painter, printmaker, editor and art theorist, recognised as one of the key figures of the post-war avant-garde in Catalonia.<\/p>\n After abandoning his early Impressionist style under the influence of pure abstraction, he secured his place in art history in 1948 as a founding member of the emblematic artistic group and magazine *Dau al Set*. He personally edited and printed the publication in his studio, turning it into a catalyst for change in opposition to the cultural oppression of the time.<\/p>\n Throughout his career, his work evolved from a universe rooted in Surrealism towards a bold form of Informalism with a Tachist approach, characterised by rich textures, dynamic marks and intense colour.<\/p>\n He was also renowned for inventing *maculatures*, an original process combining overprinting techniques, monotype and hand painting.<\/p>\n Tharrats left behind an extensive multidisciplinary legacy that includes graphic compositions, murals and ceramics exhibited in leading international museums, such as MoMA and the Reina Sof\u00eda Museum.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> JOAN JOSEP THARRATS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> ARTWORKS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Mixed media on cardboard.<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Figurines for a Ballet, 1951<\/em><\/h2><\/div>
\n25 \u00d7 17 cm.
\nSigned in the lower right corner.
\nWork from the Caralt Gallery in Barcelona, created on the occasion of the second exhibition held there by the Dau al Set group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>