Ramon Pichot i Soler On Sale

Ramon Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1924 - 1996) belongs to a family closely linked to the arts. His father - Ricard Pichot - and his uncle Luis were closely related to music: the first cellist, disciple of Pau Casals, and the second violinist. Closer to plastic activity is his uncle Ramon, who developed his pictorial corpus at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Following in his father's footsteps, he began his cello studies, but opted for the plastic arts upon discovering his true vocation. At that time he lived in Paris and there he began his formative stage within the post-impressionist current, a style to which he remained faithful throughout his career. Pichot was twenty years old when he exhibited for the first time. Later, through various exhibitions, he became known both in Spain and in Europe. In March 1954 he exhibited at the "Círculo de Bellas Artes" in Madrid and soon his work would be accepted in the United States, specifically in New York. He exhibited for the first time at the Trosby Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida in 1964 and two years later he exhibited at the Hammer Galleries in New York with great success, which was repeated on numerous occasions until 1981.

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