Hermenegildo Anglada (Hermen) Camarasa - Artist Info

About Hermenegildo Anglada (Hermen) Camarasa

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Hermengildo Anglada-Camarasa
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    Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa (1871–1959), known in Catalan as Hermenegild (or Hermen) Anglada Caramasa, was a Catalan and Balearic Spanish painter.

    Born in Barcelona, he studied there at the Llotja School. His early work had the clear academic imprint of his teacher, Modest Urgell.

    In 1894 he moved to Paris, and studied at the Académie Julian*. He adopted a more personal style, after that of Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec, with their depictions of nocturnal and interior subjects. But his work was also marked by the intense colors which presaged the arrival of Fauvism*. Lively brushwork reveals strong Oriental and Arab influences.

    Allied with the Vienna Secession* movement, his decorative style draws comparison to Gustav K...

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