Joan Josep Tharrats (1918-2001) - Abstracción

The work is signed by the artist at the top 'tharrats'.

Good condition

The work is well presented in its framing.

Work dimensions: 46 cm height x 38 cm width.

Frame measurements: 77 cm height x 70 cm width.

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Biography of Joan Josep Tharrats (Gerona, 1918 – Barcelona, 2001)

Spanish painter and engraver. He was born in Girona and completed his early artistic studies in Barcelona, the city where he was caught by the Civil War. A founding member in 1948 of the group Dau al Set, alongside Joan Ponç, Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart, Joan Brossa, and Arnau Puig, he was responsible for editing and directing the magazine of the same name until 1956. Before joining this group, Tharrats's painting went through post-impressionist and abstract styles, with clear influences from Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh in the first case, and Kandinsky, Klee, and Mondrian in the second. After becoming part of Dau al Set, he delved into surrealism and magical abstraction until he abandoned it in favor of informalism characterized by large stains, strong chromaticism, and abundant material, which define his classic Maculaturas from 1954 onward. Around that time, and following the disbandment of Dau al Set, Tharrats also participated in the formation of the group Tahüll (1955) alongside Jordi Muxart, Modest Cuixart, Antoni Tàpies, and Josep Guinovart, young Catalan painters working between abstraction and neo-figurative art. Also interested in graphic design, illustration, applied arts, and the world of publishing, Tharrats participated in numerous solo (since 1950) and group exhibitions (since 1948) in major cities worldwide, and his work is exhibited in art galleries such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. He died on July 5, 2001, in Barcelona.