{"product_id":"atribuido-opisso-mir-nonell-catalogo","title":"Attributed to Ricard Opisso — Joaquim Mir e Isidre Nonell. Evocació — catalogue entry","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWORK UNDER STUDY AND AUTHENTICATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work is currently undergoing study and authentication.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this reason, the piece is not currently for sale and cannot be purchased directly through the website.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnquiries about this catalogue entry are handled solely for documentary purposes. While the study remains open, purchases, reservations and offers for this work are not accepted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo male figures stand in an evocative composition, built through energetic drawing and broad areas of watercolour in ochre, earth and orange tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work itself provides an essential key to interpreting the scene. Beside the figures, a handwritten inscription identifies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoaquim Mir e Isidre Nonell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, accompanied by the word \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e«Evocació»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The composition therefore seems conceived not as a conventional portrait necessarily made in the presence of the sitters, but as an evocation of two central figures in early twentieth-century Catalan painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece also bears a signature reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e«Opisso»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which, together with its graphic and stylistic characteristics, forms the basis of the current investigation into authorship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe proposed attribution refers to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRicard Opisso i Sala (Tarragona, 1880 – Barcelona, 1966)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a draughtsman closely associated with the artistic milieu of Modernista Barcelona, particularly known for his remarkable ability to record people, gatherings, streets and scenes from the society of his time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpisso knew first-hand the cultural milieu in which Joaquim Mir and Isidre Nonell developed their careers. This provides a historically coherent context for a composition conceived as an “evocation”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn evocation of Mir and Nonell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe handwritten identification of the figures is particularly significant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoaquim Mir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsidre Nonell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e belonged to a generation that played a decisive role in transforming Catalan painting around 1900, although they developed deeply personal and distinctly different visual languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this piece, they are not depicted with the solemnity of a formal portrait. The figures are built through rapid drawing with a strong graphic character, dominated by silhouette, bodily stance and a few features capable of distinguishing the individuals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe word \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e«Evocació»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also introduces a dimension of remembrance. It seems intended to do more than simply identify the figures: it turns the image into a recollection or reconstruction of people belonging to a particular artistic milieu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique and composition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work combines broad watercolour washes with a considerably more forceful dark line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe background is rendered in warm, diluted tones that create a loosely defined atmosphere, while the figures emerge through denser, more direct lines. This contrast between a diffuse colour environment and the dark drawing of the figures gives the composition considerable visual strength.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe support, sizeable for an intimate work on paper, allows the figures to have a greater presence than that offered by small studies or editorial illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece measures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40.5 × 29.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttribution currently under study:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ricard Opisso i Sala (1880–1966)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle \/ inscription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoaquim Mir e Isidre Nonell. Evocació\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProposed date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e first half of the twentieth century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mixed media, with watercolour and dark strokes in a greasy drawing medium on thick paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 40.5 × 29.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bears the signature «Opisso» on the right-hand side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e «Joaquim Mir i l'Isidre Nonell \/ Evocació»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e private collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e very good overall visible condition, with patina and signs of ageing consistent with the support\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrent status:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e undergoing study and authentication; not available for sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the attribution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe attribution to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRicard Opisso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is currently being investigated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe study considers together the signature on the work, the handwritten inscriptions, the technique employed, the characteristics of the drawing, the historical context of the figures depicted and comparison with documented works by the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil this process has been completed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEl Taller del Coleccionista does not present this piece as an authentic or certified work by Ricard Opisso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences to the artist in this entry describe solely the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattribution currently under study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the historical and artistic context behind it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAny future change to the attribution will be incorporated into this entry as the investigation progresses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Taller’s note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome works have an investigation that forms part of their own history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece arrived at the Taller with several features that warranted a closer look: an «Opisso» signature, two figures linked to one of the most important periods of Catalan art and, above all, a particularly evocative annotation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e«Joaquim Mir i l'Isidre Nonell \/ Evocació»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrecisely because of the significance that authorship by Ricard Opisso would have, we have chosen not to offer the work on the market while its study continues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece will remain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoff sale until we have sufficient evidence to establish its cataloguing with greater certainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis entry will be updated as the attribution study progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456164946253,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0041_13b252de-cc32-4f38-ad99-800c1733564a.jpg?v=1791473861","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/atribuido-opisso-mir-nonell-catalogo","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}