Jose Maria Sert
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Josep Maria Sert i Badia (ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə ˈsɛrt) (Barcelona, 21 December 1874 – 27 November 1945, buried in the Vic
cathedral) was a Catalan
muralist, the son of an affluent Catalan
textile industry family and friend of Salvador Dalí
.. He was particularly known for his grisaille
style, often in gold and black.
in 1899, aged 25, he first became involved on a personal and private level with artists adscribed to the group known as Les Nabis
, gravitating around Paul Ranson
, (1864–1909), who had studied at the renowned private Académie Julian
, founded in 1868 by painter Rodolphe Julian. The Académie Julian, along with Académie Colarossi
, were frequented by would-be foreign painters, engravers and sculptors, both male and female, including Americans, and unlike the official École des Beaux Arts, accepted female students and allowed them to draw from the nude male mode. Many of the nude models gracing today millionaires' residences and the world's museums came, either as students or models or both, from such private, none too prudish Paris art schools.
in Paris
, the Cathedral of Vic
in Catalonia
, the League of Nations
in Geneva
and, in New York
, at the Waldorf-Astoria and 30 Rockefeller Center, the GE Center. There, his “American Progress” replaced Diego Rivera
’s controversial homage to Lenin. http://daliplanet.blogsome.com/category/warner/.
Vic
Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...
cathedral) was a Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
muralist, the son of an affluent Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
textile industry family and friend of Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
.. He was particularly known for his grisaille
Grisaille
Grisaille is a term for painting executed entirely in monochrome or near-monochrome, usually in shades of grey. It is particularly used in large decorative schemes in imitation of sculpture. Many grisailles in fact include a slightly wider colour range, like the Andrea del Sarto fresco...
style, often in gold and black.
Complementing his Knowledge in Paris
Beginning on his trip to ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1899, aged 25, he first became involved on a personal and private level with artists adscribed to the group known as Les Nabis
Les Nabis
Les Nabis were a group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists who set the pace for fine arts and graphic arts in France in the 1890s. Initially a group of friends interested in contemporary art and literature, most of them studied at the private art school of Rodolphe Julian in Paris in the...
, gravitating around Paul Ranson
Paul Ranson
Paul Ranson was a French painter and writer.Paul-Elie Ranson was born in Limoges and studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs there before moving to Paris and transferring to the Académie Julian in 1886. There he met Paul Sérusier in 1888. Subsequently from 1890 he became a member and a creative...
, (1864–1909), who had studied at the renowned private Académie Julian
Académie Julian
The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...
, founded in 1868 by painter Rodolphe Julian. The Académie Julian, along with Académie Colarossi
Académie Colarossi
The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor Filippo Colarossi. First located on the Île de la Cité, it moved in the 1870s to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France....
, were frequented by would-be foreign painters, engravers and sculptors, both male and female, including Americans, and unlike the official École des Beaux Arts, accepted female students and allowed them to draw from the nude male mode. Many of the nude models gracing today millionaires' residences and the world's museums came, either as students or models or both, from such private, none too prudish Paris art schools.
Locations of Sert's Works
Best-known public murals are in the Hôtel de VilleHôtel de Ville, Paris
The Hôtel de Ville |City Hall]]) in :Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, the Cathedral of Vic
Vic
Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
and, in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, at the Waldorf-Astoria and 30 Rockefeller Center, the GE Center. There, his “American Progress” replaced Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...
’s controversial homage to Lenin. http://daliplanet.blogsome.com/category/warner/.
External Links
- See the murals at the http://www.ireference.ca/search/Rockefeller%20center/ Rockefeller Center in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.