- DETAILS: 1976 rare original color lithograph is hand signed and dated by the artist Josep Guinovart, annoted by hand "H.C." on thick high quality paper with vibrant colors! This is a vintage piece in excellent condition.
- PAPER SIZE: 22 inches x 30 inches (55.9cm x 76.2cm)
- CONDITION: Excellent - stored with care. Will be shipped with care.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Guinovart began his artistic journey painting walls at 14 with his father and uncles, who were house painters. His iconic work, "Brotxa Bandera" (Brush Flag, 1970), celebrates his roots as an artisan. With minimal formal education, Guinovart started attending evening art classes in 1943. During the Spanish Civil War, he was evacuated to Agramunt. His first exhibition, “El Blat” (Wheat), debuted in 1948. By 1951, he was a full-time artist, illustrating for Dau al Set, the magazine linked to Antoni Tàpies.
A scholarship from the French Institute in 1952 took him to Paris, where he embraced abstract art, influenced by Picasso, Existentialism, Informalism, and American Abstract Expressionism. Returning to Barcelona, he transitioned from figurative drawing to collage, incorporating materials like burnt wood. By the late 1960s, his work became more political, notably through anti-Franco posters.
In the 1970s, Guinovart's art grew more three-dimensional, earning him the label "painter-sculptor." Notable works include "Contorn-entorn" (1977), a painted tree-trunk installation in Barcelona's Poble Espanyol. His diverse output spanned ceramics, lithography, tapestries, and murals. He received Spain's National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1982 and opened a museum in Agramunt in 1994.
Guinovart's work was showcased in over 250 solo exhibitions worldwide. He created a renowned 36-meter mural in New York's Soho in 1982. Married in 1962 to Maria Antònia Pelauzy, he continued working until his death, leaving behind a rich legacy in the art world.