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Carlos Nadal BIOGRAPHY
1917 Paris, France - 1998 Barcelona, Spain. Known for: Abstract naive-sophisticated marine, landscape and still life painting, murals.
Following is an obituary of the artist by John Duncalfe, The Independent, June 20, 1998. THE CATALAN painter Carlos Nadal was the last wild expressionist of Spain. He was also perhaps one of the last... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist by John Duncalfe, The Independent, June 20, 1998. THE CATALAN painter Carlos Nadal was the last wild expressionist of Spain. He was also perhaps one of the last artists with direct connections to the original group of Fauvist painters. "A page of script can... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist by John Duncalfe, The Independent, June 20, 1998. THE CATALAN painter Carlos Nadal was the last wild expressionist of Spain. He was also perhaps one of the last artists with direct connections to the original group of Fauvist painters. "A page of script can never replace a canvas," writes Hubert Nyssen in his book Carlos Nadal (1980):. Words seem to be inadequate in their attempt to recreate the pictorial work. Looking at this work, five words seem to... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist by John Duncalfe, The Independent, June 20, 1998. THE CATALAN painter Carlos Nadal was the last wild expressionist of Spain. He was also perhaps one of the last artists with direct connections to the original group of Fauvist painters. "A page of script can never replace a canvas," writes Hubert Nyssen in his book Carlos Nadal (1980):. Words seem to be inadequate in their attempt to recreate the pictorial work. Looking at this work, five words seem to invite themselves: revelry, childhood, folly, dream, magic . Nadal's work at first appears to be naive, almost childlike. However, it is difficult not to turn and sup the extravagant wild colours, bold lines and strange perspective. Nadal was heavily... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist by John Duncalfe, The Independent, June 20, 1998. THE CATALAN painter Carlos Nadal was the last wild expressionist of Spain. He was also perhaps one of the last artists with direct connections to the original group of Fauvist painters. "A page of script can never replace a canvas," writes Hubert Nyssen in his book Carlos Nadal (1980):. Words seem to be inadequate in their attempt to recreate the pictorial work. Looking at this work, five words seem to invite themselves: revelry, childhood, folly, dream, magic . Nadal's work at first appears to be naive, almost childlike. However, it is difficult not to turn and sup the extravagant wild colours, bold lines and strange perspective. Nadal was heavily influenced by Henri Matisse and Georges Braque, whom he met first as a young child at his father's studio.... Read full biography
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Carles Nadal Farreras, Carlos Nadal Farreras
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Following is an obituary of the artist by John Duncalfe, The Independent, June 20, 1998
THE CATALAN painter Carlos Nadal was the last wild expressionist of Spain. He was also perhaps one of the last artists with direct connections to the original group of Fauvist painters.
"A page of script can never replace a canvas," writes Hubert Nyssen in his book Carlos Nadal (1980):
Words seem to be inadequate in their attempt to recreate the pictorial work. Looking at this work, five words seem to invite themselves: revelry, childhood, folly, dream, magic . . .
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