Antoni Mª Sadurni (1927-2014) - Arboles (Olot)

The work is signed by the artist at the bottom.

On the back, it is again signed and titled.

The work is presented framed.

The condition of the work is good.

Dimensions of the work: 33 cm high x 41 cm wide

Frame dimensions: 44 cm high x 52 cm wide

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Artist's biography:

Antoni M. Sadurní (1927-2014) was a Catalan landscape painter born in Vic, the son of an Olot-based sculptor of religious imagery. He trained in the postwar period in Olot with teachers such as Freixas Cortés and Pere Gusinyé, starting by painting plaster saints before evolving toward post-impressionist landscapes.

In 1947 he was part of the group Els 8, which revitalized local culture with salons and the magazine Inquietud. His early work captured the Plana de Vic with influences from Ortega Muñoz and Palencia, moving beyond bucolism toward a vigorous schematic style.

Provincial deputy of Culture under Samaranch, he was mayor of Vic (1975-1979) during the Transition, promoting the General Hospital, Institut del Teatre and other key projects. He presided over Unió Esportiva de Vic and Club Bàsquet Vic, and from his fifties he became fascinated with the Priorat after marrying Virginia Viñes.

He exhibited at venues such as Nonell and the Pinacoteca of Barcelona, winning prizes such as the Saló de Tardor de Manresa (1963) and Villa de Palamós. His recurring subjects included Lake Banyoles, the old town of Vic, and the Priorat, with vitality in his oils into his last decades. His children —a gallery owner, a painter and a bibliophile— continued his cultural legacy.