Although Riquer was a Count, like many other late-1800s nobility he was not a rich one, so had to earn his living. Moreover, his art training was not done in a fancy city such as Paris or even his home town of Barcelona. Instead he went to Béziers, France.
Since he was talented, it didn't really matter where he got his art training. Like most of us, he learned on the job. And via travel to Italy, England and elsewhere.
The examples below are mostly of posters, because they were the internet items that most caught my eye.
I have no information about this, and the image is blotchy, yet interesting.
The seasons were a popular topic for poster artists of the day.
Influenced by English Pre-Raphaelites and Arts & Crafts.
Bicycles were all the rage in the late 1800s.
2 comments:
Just wanted to say, I love these artist highlights and have a number of your blog posts bookmarked to keep coming back to. Thanks for posting! I'm always finding amazing artists through you!
It's interesting how you can look at "fine" art or illustration and pretty much know exactly when it was done based on multiple factors with about 90% certainty.
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