63. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - #3

My final post of artworks from the National Art Museum of Catalonia covers the years between the turn of the 20th century up to 1950. This is the period of change from Neoclassicism through Art Nouveau to the avant-garde movements of the mid century.

A beautiful collection, exhibited superbly in several galleries - here is just a sample ...

Saint-Mammes. June Sunshine - Alfred Sisley - 1901 

 

The Marne - Elisue Meifren - 1932

 

Nu de nen - Agusti Querol - 1900

 

Portrait of Sra. Amouroux - Ricard Canals - 1910

 

The Cathedral of the Poor - Jaoquim Mir - 1901

 

Note: At the turn of the century, Antoni Gaudi's Temple of the Holy Family ( La Sagrada Familia ) - popularly known as the Cathedral of the Poor, stood in the middle of a piece of waste ground. The figures in the foreground are people begging for alms. Nothing has changed in the past 100-plus years - there are still poor souls begging - not only here at the Basilica, but on the entry steps of every church in the city ... 

El Gorg Blau - Jaoquim Mir - stained glass triptych - 1911

 

The Labyrinth - Jaoquim Mir - 1902

 

The Rock in the Pond - Jaoquim Mir - 1903

 

Dona i flors - Miguel Blay - 1904

 

La bassa nova - Jaoquim Mir - 1909

 

Thundery Sky - Jaoquim Mire - 1907

 

The Jewel - Jaoquim Mir - 1910

 

Terraced Village - Jaoquim Mir - 1909

 

You may have guessed by now that I took a real fancy to the paintings by Jaoquim Mir - stunning work - my photographs don't do them justice. 

Double Sofa - Antoni Gaudi - 1905

 

The Grape Vines - Francesc Gimeno - 1902 

 

A Village in L'Emporda - Francesc Gimeno - 1918 

 

Study - Isidre Nonell - 1908

 

Mar latina - Nicolau Raurich - 1906

 

Joventut - Josep Clara - marble - 1928

 

Repos - Josep Clara - marble - 1929

 

Pomona - Enric Casanovas - marble - 1930

 

Flora - Enric Casanovas - marble - 1917

 

atrium dome ... 

 

La galleria - Feliu Elias - 1928

 

Tematica expansiva - Leandre Cristofol - metal on wood - 1933

 

Noi dormint - Josep de Togores - 1923

 

Noies entrellacades - Angel Ferrant - 1950

 

Printania - Josep de Togores - 1923

 

Volums estatics - Leandre Cristofol - plaster - 1935

 

Matter-Metal - Antoni Tapies - 1950

 

Hieroglyphics - Antoni Tapies - 1950

 

Jardi classic - Francesc Labarta - stained glass - 1911

 

Petita camperola - Juli Gonzales - silver - 1933

 

Nue assegut de perfil - Juli Gonzales - steel - 1929

 

Woman in Hat and Fur Collar - Pablo Picasso - 1937

 

Noia rentant-se - Juli Gonzales - 1926

 

 

So I finished my visits to this grand museum. There are two other galleries - Drawings, Prints & Posters and Numismatics ( coins etc ) - the former was closed for some reason and the latter didn't really interest me ...

 

I hope you have enjoyed visiting this museum as much as I did ... please come with me on the next blog adventure when we'll pay a visit to senor Gaudi ...