Barcelona and Modernity: Gaudí to Dalí - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dance at the Moulin de la Galette

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Ramon Casas (1866–1932)
Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, c. 1890–91
Oil on canvas; 39 3/8 x 32 in. (100 x 81.50 cm)
Museu Cau Ferrat, Consorci del Patrimoni de Sitges, Spain

Masthead design for Pèl & Ploma

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Ramon Casas (1866–1932)
Masthead design for Pèl & Ploma, 1899
Charcoal, contré pencil, and ink on paper; 10 x 18 3/4 in. (25.6 x 47.7 cm)
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Photo © MNAC-Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2006
Photo: Jordi Calveras, Marta Mèrida, Joan Sagristà

Desconsol (Grief)

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Josep Llimona (1864–1934)
Desconsol (Grief), 1907
Marble; 26 3/8 x 30 x 31 1/2 in. (67 x 76 x 80 cm)
Private Collection, Barcelona, Spain
Image © Fotographia Gasull, 2006

Ramon Casas and Pere Romeu on a Tandem (End of the 19th Century)

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Ramon Casas (1866–1932)
Ramon Casas and Pere Romeu on a Tandem (End of the 19th Century), 1897
Oil on canvas; 75 1/8 x 84 1/2 in. (191 x 215 cm)
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Photo © MNAC-Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2006
Photo: Jordi Calveras, Marta Mèrida, Joan Sagristà

Interior of Els Quatre Gats

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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Interior of Els Quatre Gats, 1899
Oil on canvas; 16 1/8 x 11 in. (41 x 28 cm)
Collection of Michael and Henry Jaglom
© Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo © Museu Picasso, Barcelona/The Bridgeman Art Library

The Garroting

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Ramon Casas (1866–1932)
The Garroting, 1894
Oil on canvas; 50 x 65 1/2 in. (127 x 166.2 cm)
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
Photo © Archivo Fotográfico Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

La Vie (Life)

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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
La Vie (Life), 1903
Oil on canvas; 77 3/8 x 50 7/8 in. (196.5 x 129.2 cm)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1945.24
© Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Ceiling Lamp from Casa Amatller

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Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1957)
Ceiling Lamp from Casa Amatller, 1898–1900
Metal and stained-glass, gas lamp adapted for electricity; 57 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (146 x 35 cm)
Institut Amatller d'Art Hispànic, Barcelona, Spain

Isolde Pendant

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Lluís Masriera i Rosés (1872–1958)
Isolde Pendant, ca. 1910
Gold, ivory, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, and pearl; 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2006

Sofa-Display Case with "La Sardana" Marquetry Panel

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Gaspar Homar (1870–1953) and Josep Pey (1875–1956)
Sofa-Display Case with "La Sardana" Marquetry Panel, ca. 1903
Jacaranda wood, limoncillo, carving and marquetry in jacaranda, manzonia, oak, ebony, sycamore, aloe wood, box, cherry, and ash from Hungary with metal and leaded and bevel-edged glass appliqués; 94 1/2 x 101 x 27 1/2 in. (240 x 256.5 x 70 cm)
Ajuntament de Badalona, Gift of the Ysamat Bosch family
Photograph © Jordi Domingo

Double Folding Screen from Casa Milà

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Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926)
Double Folding Screen from Casa Milà, 1909
Oak, metal, and frosted glass; 78 1/2 x 160 in. (190 x 400 cm)
Private collection, courtesy the Allan Stone Gallery, New York

Head of a Catalan Peasant (Josep Fontdevila)

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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Head of a Catalan Peasant (Josep Fontdevila), 1906
Oil on canvas; 17 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (45.1 x 40.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Florence M. Shoenborn, 1992
© Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York
Photo © 1995 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Project for the Fresco "The Eternal Catalonia"

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Joaquim Torres-García (1874–1949)
Project for the Fresco "The Eternal Catalonia", 1912
Pencil and watercolor on paper; 59 1/2 x 38 3/8 in. (151 x 97.5 cm)
Generalitat de Catalunya, Department de Cultura, Barcelona, Spain
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VEGAP, Madrid, Spain

Port de Barcelona

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Lluís Bracons (1892–1961) and Jaume Busquets (1903–1968)
Port de Barcelona, 1925
Lacquered wood; 60 5/8 x 60 5/8 in. (154 x 154 cm)
Artur Ramon Collection, Barcelona

The Farm

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Joan Miró (1893–1983)
The Farm, 1921–22
Oil on canvas; 48 3/4 x 55 5/8 in. (123.8 x 141.3 cm)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Mary Hemingway
© Successió Miró/Artist Rights Society (ARS) New York/ADAGP, Paris
Photo © Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art

The Hunter (Catalan Landscape)

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Joan Miró (1893–1983)
The Hunter (Catalan Landscape), 1923–24
Oil on canvas; 25 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (64.8 x 100.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchase (95.1936)
Ÿ The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY
Ÿ Successió Miró/Artist Rights Society (ARS) New York/ADAGP, Paris

The Dream

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Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
The Dream, 1931
Oil on canvas; 41 3/8 x 28 3/8 in. (105 x 74.5 cm)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severence Fund
© Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Large Female Torso (Woman's Bust)

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Julio González (1876–1942)
Large Female Torso (Woman's Bust), 1935–36
Forged iron; 21 x 10 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (53.5 x 26.5 x 14.5 cm)
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Photo © MNAC-Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2006
Photo: Jordi Calveras, Marta Mèrida, Joan Sagristà

BKF Chair Prototype

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Grupo Austral (Antoni Bonet, Juan Kurchan, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy)
BKF Chair Prototype, 1938
Metal and leather; 35 7/8 x 31 1/8 x 26 3/8 in. (91 x 79 x 67 cm)
Museu de les Arts Decoratives, Barcelona, Spain
Photo © Guillem

Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)

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Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), 1936
Oil on canvas; 40 x 39 1/2 in. (100 x 99 cm)
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection
© Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo by Graydon Wood, 1995

Suppliant Woman

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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Suppliant Woman, 1937
Gouache and India ink on paper; 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (24 x 18.5 cm)
Musée National Picasso, Paris
© Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo © Réunion de Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Black and Red Series

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Joan Miró (1893–1983)
Black and Red Series, 1938
Etching, composition; 6 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (16.7 x 25.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased with the Frances Keech Fund and funds given
© Successió Miró/Artist Rights Society (ARS) New York/ADAGP, Paris
Digital image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY