Francesc Galí

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Francesc d'Assís Galí i Fabra (* 1880 in Barcelona ; † 1965 there ) was a Catalan painter and founder of a private art school.

life and work

Galí studied at the art academy Escola de Belles Arts de Barcelona ("La Llotja") in Barcelona, ​​where he was a student of Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada (1856-1920) in the technique of etching . Galí's painting can be assigned to the art style of Modernism , having passed through the phases of symbolism and realism . New ideas from the art movement of the Catalan Noucentisme led him to an idealistic view. In 1906, Galí therefore founded his art school Academia de Francesc Galí in Barcelona, ​​which turned against traditional academic teaching. His teaching was progressive, so he did not turn to any particular direction in modern art so that his students could develop in an individual way. Among them were Joan Miró and Josep Llorens i Artigas , among others . He was involved in organizing the 20th  World Exhibition , the Exposició Internacional de Barcelona , in 1929. During the Spanish Civil War , Galí became Director General de Bellas Artes de la República. In 1939 he left Spain and went into exile in London .

His paintings include the frescoes on the post office in Barcelona, ​​which he created in 1928, and the frescoes on the dome of the National Palace (today the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya ) from 1929 on the occasion of the World Exhibition . In 1958 Galí created paintings for the “Sala del Quixot” in the City Hall of Barcelona.

literature

  • Volume 2 (1982). Modernisme a Catalunya . Barcelona, ​​Edicions de Nou Art Thor. ISBN 84-7327-052-5 (Catalan)
  • Volume 9 (2004). La Gran Enciclopèdia en català . Barcelona, ​​Edicions 62. ISBN 84-297-5437-7 (Catalan)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Janis Mink: Miró , Taschen-Verlag, Cologne 2006, ISBN 978-3-8228-6367-1
personal data
SURNAME Galí, Francesc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Galí i Fabra, Francesc d'Assís
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catalan painter and art educator
DATE OF BIRTH 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain
DATE OF DEATH 1965
Place of death Barcelona