Jaume Mercade - Artist Info

About Jaume Mercade

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Jaime Mercade, Jaume Mercade Queralt
  • Biography

    Painter, goldsmith and jeweler, Jaume Mercadé was formed in the School of Francesc Galí. He settled definitively in Barcelona in 1916, and that same year he held his first individual exhibition in the Layetanas Galleries.

    During the following two years he undertook a trip that took him to Paris and various German cities. On his return, in 1919, he was appointed professor of jewelry and goldsmithing at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona.

    A tireless worker, he participated in numerous competitions and was awarded on multiple occasions, being also awarded as a jeweler. His work as a goldsmith, decisive for the renewal of this art, earned him a diploma of honor and gold medal at the Exhibition of Decorative Art...

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