Hermenegildo Anglada-Camarasa

Acquired from the artist by the great-grandfather of the present owner

Original unlined canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. Apart from some spots of light surface dirt, this work is overall in very good condition.
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Painted circa 1925-35, during Anglada-Camarasa's first Mallorcan period (1914-36), this striking composition was inspired by the exotic trees of Mallorca's lush interior. The painting's brightness and openess are in stark contrast to the colouristically and visually iridescent nocturnal scenes of the Parisian demi monde which dominated his work after moving to Paris in 1897.

Keen to seek a quieter life away from the avant-garde circles of the French capital, Anglada decided to return to his Spanish roots and settled in Port de Pollensa in 1914. Here he turned to landscape painting, developing a progressive and experimental, rather than realistic, style. Anglada's move to Mallorca also coincided with a major change in his technique. Colour is still his primary concern, however he moves away from the use of glazes, instead applying paint thickly on to the canvas directly from the tube, and developing in the process an array of striking colour combinations.