Ramon Casas
Photo: Ramon Casas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons13

Ramon Casas

Catalan artist (1866–1932)

Ramon Casas i Carbó (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈmoŋ ˈkazəs]; 4 January 1866 – 29 February 1932) was a Catalan artist from Spain. Living through a turbulent time in the history of his native Barcelona, Catalonia, he was known as a portraitist, sketching and painting the intellectual, economic, and political elite of Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, and beyond.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Ramon Casas (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 4, 1866, died Feb 29, 1932.1

About

He was also known for his paintings of crowd scenes ranging from the audience at a bullfight to the assembly for an execution to rioters in the Barcelona streets (El garrot). Also a graphic designer, his posters and postcards helped to define the Catalan art movement known as modernisme.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ramon Casas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: draftsperson, artist, painter.4

Known for: Plein air, Portrait of Elisa Casas, Ramon Casas and Pere Romeu on a Tandem.5

Personal life

  • BornJan 4, 1866, Barcelona6
  • DiedFeb 29, 1932, Barcelona7
  • CitizenshipSpain8 9
  • ResidenceBarcelona10
  • SpouseJúlia Peraire11