Josep Guinovart Bertrán

Josep Guinovart Spanish Artist Original Hand Signed Mixed Media 1991

1991

José Niebla (Spain, 1945) 'Ofrena', 1991 silkscreen on canvas 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.) Edition of 150 ID: NIE1205-003-150_4 Hand-signed by author

Manuel Victorio (Spain, 1958) 'Jardín azul', 1997 silkscreen on canvas 21.3 x 28.8 in. (54 x 73 cm.) Edition of 75 ID: VIC1221-001-075 Unframed Hand-signed by author

Manuel Velasco (Spain, 1966) 'S/T 1', 1991 silkscreen, collage on paper 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.) Edition of 50 Unframed ID: VEL1400-001-050 Hand-signed by author

Luis Feito (Spain, 1929-2021) 'Guadarrama V', 2004 intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Edition of 76 Unframed ID: FEI1051-063 Hand-signed by author

Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Ediciones Polígrafa, Redfern Gallery, 1979. Published by Redfern Gallery, London...

Guinovart, Josep (Spanish/Catalan, 1927-2007), Untitled Abstract, 1984, lithograph on paper, hand signed, dated and marked E.A. (artist's proof) in pencil at bottom, full sheet 26.75 x 22 inches, unframed. Josep Guinovart (1927 –2007) was a Spanish Catalan painter most famous for his informalist or abstract expressionist work. In 1941, he began to work as a decorator. Three years later, he started his studies at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de la Llotja (Art School of La Llotja) where he stayed until 1946. He first exhibited his work in 1948 in Galerías Syla in Barcelona. In 1951, he produced his first engravings entitled 'Homage to Federico García Lorca'. Two years later, he was awarded a grant from the French Institute to study in Paris for nine months. Here he discovered the cubist works of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso and travelled to Belgium, Holland and Germany. On his return to Barcelona and after a period working as an illustrator and set designer, around 1957 he began moving towards abstract art. His work is highly unconventional and usually on a large scale, using a wide range of materials, three-dimensional objects and organic substances such as eggshell, earth and straw. In 1962, he illustrated a book of poetry entitled Posies by Joan Salvat-Papasseit for the Ariel Editorial. He won many accolades for his work throughout the 1970s and 80s, including Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts in 1982. In 1994, a museum foundation dedicated to his art was inaugurated in Agramunt, his mother's birthplace to which he always felt a special attachment. In 2006 he designed the winery Mas Blanch i Jové in La Pobla de Cérvoles (Lleida) and created The Artists' Vineyard, a project intended to mix sculptures and other art works from different artists in the middle of a vineyard. The Artists' Vineyard was inaugurated after his death in 2010 with the unveiling of his sculpture The Countryside Organ: a music instrument, 6 meters height, for the wind to sing the vines. This winery also displays the 10.5 meters work In Vino Veritas...

the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Castillo” in the lower right image. It is dated "86" [1986] next to the signature. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower left image. There were 20 artist’s proofs and 10 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions. It was included in the portfolio “Carpeta Commemorativa 12e Aniversari” [Commemorative 12th Anniversary Portfolio], consisting of 20 lithographs and etchings by numerous artists. The paper bears the Guarro watermark in the upper left sheet corner. Note: The contributing artists were: Sergi Aguilar, Frederic Amat...