APEL.LES FENOSA

Born in Barcelona in 1899, the sculptor Apel.les Fenosa left Spain for France in 1920. He settled in Paris in 1921where he met. In 1929, Fenosa returned to Barcelona where he was fought in the Spanish Civil War, he remained in Catalonia until 1939. Franco’s victory forced him into exile. He returned to France where he lived until his death in Paris in 1988.
His work has been exhibited in Paris, London, Barcelona, Madrid, Prague, New York, Tokyo, Osaka, Casablanca, Carrare. The catalogues for his exhibitions were written by some of the most famous writers and poets of his time, including Paul Eluard and Jean Cocteau. In 1982, he received the Gold Medal of the Government of Catalonia, in 1983 the Legion d'Honneur and in 1987 the Gold Medal of Barcelona. Retrospectives of his work have been held in Paris, Madrid and Barcelona.

 

Tramontane

Lithograph,  edition 800, 32 x 24.5 cm, 1972

$990