Joaquin Mir Trinxet was a Spanish artist known for his use of color in his paintings. He lived through a turbulent time in the history of his native Barcelona. His paintings helped to define the Catal
Joaquin Mir Trinxet (1915)
Landscape (around 1900-03). 496 × 646 mm. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
Terraced Village (circa 1909). 121 × 164 cm. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
Pèl & Ploma was a Catalan artistic and literary journal that published 100 issues within four years between June 3, 1899 and December 1, 1903. Catalan artists Ramon Casas i Carbó and Miquel Utrillo ra
Joaquin Mir Trinxet
…by Pablo Picasso. Like Le Chat Noir, Els Quatre Gats attempted its own literary and artistic magazine. That was short-lived, but was soon followed by Pèl & Ploma, which would slightly outlast the bar itself, and Forma (1904–1908). Pèl & Ploma sponsored several prominent art exhibitions. It is not clear if Mir…
Cover of Pèl y Ploma, Issue 11, drawn by Ramón Casas in charcoal, pencil, and ink. 1899.
The outside of Els Quatre Gats café in Barcelona. This café served as a cultural hub for the artists and intellectuals of Catalan modernism, including Pèl & Ploma creators Ramón Casas and Miquel Utrillo.