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'''Alex Clapés''' ([[Vilassar de Dalt]], 1850 - [[Barcelona]], 1920) was a [[Catalans|Catalan]] [[Modernisme|''modernisme'']] artist.
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'''Alex Clapés''' (1850–1920) was a [[Catalans|Catalan]] artist.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Clapés was born in [[Vilassar de Dalt]], [[Catalonia]] in 1850. He later moved to Reus, Spain where he found his mentor and fellow painter Franco Hernandez.<ref>{{Cite book|title = L'Obra del pintor Clapes al Museu|last = Capdevila|first = Carles|publisher = |year = 1933|isbn = |location = |pages = 81}}</ref>
Clapés was born in [[Vilassar de Dalt]], [[Catalonia]] in 1850. He later moved to Reus, Spain where he found his mentor and fellow painter Franco Hernandez.<ref>{{Cite book|title = L'Obra del pintor Clapes al Museu|last = Capdevila|first = Carles|publisher = |year = 1933|isbn = |location = |pages = 81}}</ref> He learned from [[Claudi Lorenzale]] at [[Escola de la Llotja]] and then moved to Paris where he learned with [[Eugène Carrière]].<ref>Maspoch, Mònica. ''Galeria d'autors : ruta del modernisme, Barcelona''. 1a ed.. Barcelona: Institut del Paisatge Urbà i la Qualitat de Vida, 2008, p. 71. <nowiki>ISBN 978-84-96696-02-0</nowiki> </ref>


==Artworks==
==Artworks==

Revision as of 09:31, 18 January 2016

Alex Clapés (Vilassar de Dalt, 1850 - Barcelona, 1920) was a Catalan modernisme artist.

Early life and education

Clapés was born in Vilassar de Dalt, Catalonia in 1850. He later moved to Reus, Spain where he found his mentor and fellow painter Franco Hernandez.[1] He learned from Claudi Lorenzale at Escola de la Llotja and then moved to Paris where he learned with Eugène Carrière.[2]

Artworks

Clapés' Hercules Searching for the Hesperides was painted with oil on canvas circa 1890. It was donated to Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya by Maria Lluisa Guell in 1928, but as of January 2016 is on loan to the Palau Güell. It has been selected for the project, "Partage Plus – Digitising and Enabling Art Nouveau for Europeana."[3]

Allegory of Doctor Robert was painted with oil on canvas circa 1890-1902. It was donated to Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya by Pere Mila Camps in 1933 and is displayed at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.[4]

Clapés' Self-Portrait was painted with oil on canvas circa 1902. It was purchase by the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in 1954. It has been selected for the project, "Partage Plus – Digitising and Enabling Art Nouveau for Europeana."[5]

Portrait of Manuel Dalmau Oliveres (1864-1923) is an oil painting on canvas circa 1915-1919. It was donated to Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya by Albert Bernis in 1942. It is on display at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. It has also been selected for the project, "Partage Plus – Digitising and Enabling Art Nouveau for Europeana."[6]

Clapés' Saint Isabel Offering the Queen’s Crown to a Begger is an oil painting on canvas circa 1890-1895. It was donated to Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya by Pere Mila I Camps in 1933. It is stored in the archives at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. It has been selected for the project, "Partage Plus – Digitising and Enabling Art Nouveau for Europeana."[7]

Christ and Mary Magdalene is an oil painting on canvas circa 1890-1918. It was donated to Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya by Pere Mila I Camps in 1933. It is stored in the archives at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. It has been selected for the project, "Partage Plus – Digitising and Enabling Art Nouveau for Europeana."[8]

References

  1. ^ Capdevila, Carles (1933). L'Obra del pintor Clapes al Museu. p. 81.
  2. ^ Maspoch, Mònica. Galeria d'autors : ruta del modernisme, Barcelona. 1a ed.. Barcelona: Institut del Paisatge Urbà i la Qualitat de Vida, 2008, p. 71. ISBN 978-84-96696-02-0
  3. ^ "Hercules Searching for the Hesperides - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya".
  4. ^ "Allegory of Doctor Robert - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya".
  5. ^ "Self-portrait - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya".
  6. ^ "Portrait of Manuel Dalmau Oliveres (1864-1923) - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya".
  7. ^ "Saint Isabel Offering the Queen's Crown to a Beggar - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya".
  8. ^ "Christ and Mary Magdalene - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya".