Celso Lagar Art
Spanish, 1891-1966
Celso Lagar Arroyo (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) was an expressionist Spanish painter of the first generation of the School of Paris, where he lived most of his life. He was influenced by avant-gardes of all kinds, such as cubism and fovism. He painted mainly landscapes and still lives.
From his native Ciudad Rodrigo, he went to Madrid to be part of the workshop of one of the best sculptors of the moment, Miguel Blay. During 1910 and 1911 he visited Barcelona. Later he studied sculpture in Paris in 1911 advised by Blay, where he met Joseph Bernard, his friend Amedeo Modigliani and his future wife, the French sculptor, Hortense Begué. It will be precisely at that moment when, gradually, he leaves the sculpture in favor of painting.
The outbreak of the First World War will mean, in the life and work of Celso Lagar, the beginning of a new stage. He remained in Barcelona during the war, where he achieved a certain recognition, which allows him to return to Paris. In 1919 he settled permanently in France. His time until the end of the 30s, is the moment of his greatest splendor of the artist. He manages to exhibit his works in the best Parisian galleries, his production is abundant and constant. Both in his residence in Paris and in his rooms, since 1928, in Normandy he will develop an artistic production with very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish reminiscences, landscapes and his celebrated circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences of all kinds (Cubism, Fauvism, Vibrationism, Biologism, Simultaneism, Ultraist, ...), Celso Lagar will find his own path marked mainly by Goyesque and Picasian inspiration. Critical and public recognition increases.
With the onset of World War II, its golden age will end. Lagar and Hortense are forced to take refuge in the French Pyrenees amid very difficult living conditions. His return after the liberation of Paris did not have such an impact. Lagar will continue with the same themes and techniques before the war but the public is already looking for new content. Gradually, success fades and economic hardships affect the couple.
At this time around the year 1950, his wife Hortense enters the hospital Broca and in 1955 dies. Lagar falls into a deep depression and will enter the psychiatric hospital of Sainte Anne. His artistic work ends completely. At that time, by court order, two auctions of the works that remained in his workshop are held, to pay for his stay in the asylum. In October 1964 he returned to Spain living in Seville with a sister until his death on September 6, 1966.
His paintings are found in numerous museums throughout Europe, such as: La Rochelle, Goya Museum in Castres, Honfleur (France), Petit-Palais de Geneva, Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum, Casa Lis de Salamanca, Carmen Thyssen Museum ( Malaga) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London) or Zborowski (Paris).(Biography provided by GALERIA LUIS CARVAJAL)
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Artist: Celso Lagar
"Port de Honfleur", 20th Century Oil on Wood Panel by Spanish Artist Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
PORT DE HONFLEUR
signed "Lagar" (lower right)
oil on wood panel
21-3/8 x 16-1/8 inches (31.5 x 41 cm.)
framed: 18-1/2 x 22-1/2 inches (47 x 57 cm.)
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1930s Fauvist Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
"Les Musiciens", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
LES MUSICIENS
signed "Lagar" (lower right)
signed again, located & dated "Lagar / Paris 1928" (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23-3/4 x 28-3/4 inches ...
Category
1920s Fauvist Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Forains sur la Plage", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Artist Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
FORAINS SUR LA PLAGE
signed "Lagar" (lower right)
oil on canvas
11-1/2 x 16-1/8 inches (29 x 41 cm.)
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1950s Fauvist Celso Lagar Art
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Canvas, Oil
"Fairgoers in front of roulottes", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
FAIRGOERS IN FRONT OF ROULOTTES
signed "Lagar" (lower right)
oil on canvas
18-1/4 x 15 inches (46 x 38 cm.)
framed: 29-1/4 x 26 inches (74 x 66 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Private French Collector
Celso Lagar Arroyo (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) was an expressionist Spanish painter of the first generation of the School of Paris, where he lived most of his life. He was influenced by avant-gardes of all kinds, such as cubism and fovism. He painted mainly landscapes and still lifes...
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1930s Fauvist Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Les Roulottes", 20th Century Oil on Wood Panel by Spanish Artist Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
LES ROULOTTES
signed "Lagar" (lower left)
oil on wood panel
9-1/2 x 13 inches (24 x 33 cm.)
framed: 17-1/8 x 21-1/2 inches (43.5 x 54.5 cm.)
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1930s Fauvist Celso Lagar Art
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Oil, Wood Panel
"Still Life with Fruits", Large, Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
STILL LIFE OF FRUITS
signed "Lagar" lower left
oil on canvas
29-3/4 x 38 inches (75 x 96 cm.)
framed: 33-1/2 x 41-3/4 inches (84.5 x 105.5 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Private French Collector
Celso Lagar Arroyo (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) was an expressionist Spanish painter of the first generation of the School of Paris, where he lived most of his life. He was influenced by avant-gardes of all kinds, such as cubism and fovism. He painted mainly landscapes and still lifes...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nature Morte" Fruit Bowl, Tea Pot and Cup, Oil on Canvas by Spanish Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
NATURE MORTE
signed "Lagar" lower left
oil on canvas
18-1/4 X 21-3/4 inches (46 X 55 cm.)
framed: 23-3/8 X 27-1/8 (59 X 68.5 cm.)
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1910s Expressionist Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Personnages de Cirque
By Celso Lagar
Located in Paris, FR
Celso Lagar
1891-1966 Spanish
Personnages de Cirque (The Circus)
Pair of Watercolors on paper
Both signed lower right
Both measures :
Paper: 13 3/4" high x 9 1/2" wide
Frame : ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"The Clown", 20th Century Gouache on Cardboard by Spanish Artist Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
THE CLOWN
signed and dated "Lagar 52" (lower right)
gouache on cardboard
10-5/8 x 8 inches (27 x 20.5 cm.)
PROVENANCE
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Cel...
Category
1950s Fauvist Celso Lagar Art
Materials
Cardboard, Gouache
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LES SALTIMBANQUES
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"Le Port d'Honfleur", Oil on Canvas by 20th Century Spanish Artist, Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
LE PORT D' HONFLEUR
signed "Lagar" lower left
oil on canvas
19-3/4 X 24-1/8 inches (50 X 61 cm.)
framed: 26-1/2 X 30-3/4 (67 X 78 cm.)
PROVENANCE
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The misty Normandy was very frequented by Lagar throughout his artistic life, but specifically, the small port of Honfleur was a place that fell deep.
This recollection and open fishing port that is reached by a mouth and is chaired by a lighthouse, is captured with a fine and special delicacy by Lagar. The sky low and foggy, reflecting this atmosphere sad and magical at the same time with a paste stroked in subtle range of grays and creams.
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