The sculptor Fernando Bernad lived in Barcelona since his youth, and in that city he developed his career. He trained at the School of Arts and Crafts, working at the same time in the workshops of some important Barcelona sculptors of the time, such as Enrique Casanovas, Manolo Hugué and Juan Rebull.

Bernad exhibited repeatedly at the International Painting Fund of Barcelona, and took part in numerous group exhibitions both in Spain and France. He mainly cultivated religious sculpture, and collaborated with Rebull in the realization of the reliefs of the facade of the Monastery of Montserrat. He also devoted an important part of his work to the female nude, creating pieces of great beauty within a balanced classical and mo...