Modest Cuixart Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Modest Cuixart Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 01, 2025
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona (1925) / (2007) "Composition", 1959
Est: €600 - €800
Watercolor and inks on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Dimensions: Frame: 33 x 47.5 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 18, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, Madrid, 1970. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Certified by the artist on the back.
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, Madrid, 1970. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Certified by the artist on the back. Size: 36 x 50 cm; 52 x 63 cm (frame). Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he took part in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the outset a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity towards the expressive power of colour. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde works at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In the 1970s he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, including Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. He also took part in a group exhibition at the Palais de l'UNESCO in Paris, was awarded the Cross of Saint George by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988 he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colours and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration into his work. In 1998 the foundation named after him was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Contemporary Art Museums of Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 18, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Gerona, 2007). "Flor d'aigua", 1978. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated on the back.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Gerona, 2007). "Flor d'aigua", 1978. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Measurements: 100 x 81 cm; 120x 100 cm (frame). Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandons his studies to devote himself to painting, and enters the Free Academy of Painting in Barcelona. In 1948 he participates in the foundation of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 20, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1959. Mixed media on canvas. Signed and dated on the back.
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1959. Mixed media on canvas. Signed and dated on the back. Measurements: 162 x 130 cm; 166 x 134 cm (frame). Exhibitions: V Biennial of the Museum of Modern Art of Sao Paulo, 1959. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandons his studies to devote himself to painting, and enters the Free Academy of Painting in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 20, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1989. Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €1,800 - €2,200
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1989. Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 55 x 45 cm; 73 x 63 cm (frame). Towards the eighties, Modest Cuixart was getting rid of the more aggressive aspects of his painting to give it a more lyrical tone. In his decorative zeal, clearly evident in the present canvas, Cuixart resorted to the predominance of the female figure as the thematic subject, treating her with exuberant shapes and colors to which he later reincorporated monsters and more material figures. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting, and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 20, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1984. Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €1,800 - €2,200
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1984. Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 55 x 45 cm; 73 x 63 cm (frame). Towards the eighties, Modest Cuixart was getting rid of the more aggressive aspects of his painting to give it a more lyrical tone. In his decorative zeal, clearly evident in the present canvas, Cuixart resorted to the predominance of the female figure as the thematic subject, treating her with exuberant shapes and colors to which he later reincorporated monsters and more material figures. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting, and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 11, 2025
MODEST CUIXART - Bizarre
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MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 Bizart. 1998 Oil and material on canvas Signed and dated 1998 Back signed, titled and dated on artist label Measurements 52 x 60 cm
Subastas Segre
Feb. 11, 2025
MODEST CUIXART - Palla Fish
Est: -
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 Pes de Palla. 1982 Gouache on paper Signed, titled and dated 1982 Measurements 60 x 46 cm
Subastas Segre
Jan. 29, 2025
Theater of Joan Brossa. Dau al Set
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CUIXART, Modest.- "THEATRE OF JOAN BROSSA" Dau al Set, October-November 1952. 25 x 17.5 cm., cover. It contains two plays written by Brossa: "Esquerdes, parracs, enderrocs, esberlant la figura" and "La mare màscara". Attach a photographic sheet mounted on an h. red in color.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jan. 21, 2025
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona (1925) / (2007) "Untitled"
Est: €90 - €120
Lithograph Signed and justified 26/175 in pencil at the bottom. Measurements: 64 x 50 cm
Ansorena
Jan. 16, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, Madrid, 1970. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Certified by the artist on the back.
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, Madrid, 1970. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Certified by the artist on the back. Size: 36 x 50 cm; 52 x 63 cm (frame). Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he took part in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the outset a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity towards the expressive power of colour. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde works at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In the 1970s he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, including Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. He also took part in a group exhibition at the Palais de l'UNESCO in Paris, was awarded the Cross of Saint George by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988 he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colours and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration into his work. In 1998 the foundation named after him was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Contemporary Art Museums of Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Jan. 16, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). "Secrot", 1992. Acrylic and material on canvas. Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Human Surgery", Girona Art Museum, 2006, p. 83.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). "Secrot", 1992. Acrylic and material on canvas. Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Human Surgery", Girona Art Museum, 2006, p. 83. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Measurements: 92 x 73 cm; 95 x 76 cm (frame). Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Cirugía Humana", Museo de Arte de Girona, 2006, p. 83. The choice to highlight this work in the catalog was the artist's choice. Dark colors generate a dense and intriguing atmosphere. However, Cuixart balances both the concept and the composition through various points of color through which he manages to completely capture the viewer's attention, focusing and directing it through the geometric element. Establishing a visual journey that runs through the entire pictorial surface. As the Modest Cuixart Foundation points out "The last stage corresponds to the 90s and is characterized by a return to the sobriety of his best times through an introspection in the subterranean and atavistic nature that demonstrates a great maturity, technical and conceptual". In this particular case the presence of the human figure indicates those first moments of transition between two artistic stages. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting, and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the foundation of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde works at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others. Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Cirugía Humana", Girona Art Museum, 2006, p. 83.
Setdart Auction House
Jan. 16, 2025
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Gerona, 2007). "Flor d'aigua", 1978. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated on the back.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Gerona, 2007). "Flor d'aigua", 1978. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Measurements: 100 x 81 cm; 120x 100 cm (frame). Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandons his studies to devote himself to painting, and enters the Free Academy of Painting in Barcelona. In 1948 he participates in the foundation of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 19, 2024
El Sublim Tránsfuga
Est: $500 - $700
Modest Cuixart 1925 - 2007 El Sublim Tránsfuga signed Cuixart, dated 1964, titled and inscribed to A Mme Marcy Swergold, cordialmente c. 1966, and further indistinctly inscribed watercolor on paper sight: 8 ½ by 6 in. 21.5 by 15.2 cm. Executed in 1964. We would like to thank the Fundació Cuixart for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Sotheby's
Dec. 19, 2024
Lletres E i A
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Modest Cuixart 1925 - 2007 Lletres E i A signed Cuixart, dated 1964 and titled (on the reverse) oil on canvas 15 ¼ by 18 ½ in. 38.7 by 47 cm. Executed in Lyon in 1964. We would like to thank the Fundació Cuixart for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. "Cuixart. Set pecats capitals". (d)
Est: €400 - €450
Pastel on lithographic poster for the cover of the book “Cuixart. Set pecats capitals” by Baltasar Porcel, 1976. Signed, dedicated and dated August 2, 1976 55.5x75 cm.
Balclis
Dec. 18, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. Collage.
Est: €500 - €600
Collage and mixed media on paper Signed, dedicated to Xavier Corberó and dated 1987 55x45.8 cm.
Balclis
Dec. 12, 2024
Modest Cuixart. Job Linfant (1985)
Est: -
Oil on cardboard. Titled in the lower center. Signed and dated (85) in the lower right corner. Provenance: - Galería Barcelona, Barcelona (Label on the back). - Galería d'art 3 i 5, Gerona (Label on the back).
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 10, 2024
Modest Cuixart. Untitled
Est: -
Lithograph on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered (93/150) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 10, 2024
Modest Cuixart. Untitled
Est: -
Lithograph on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered (93/150) in the lower left corner. Moisture spots.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Nov. 28, 2024
MODEST CUIXART i TÀPIES (1925-2007). Untitled, 1949.
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Mixed media, ink and crayons on paper. Signed and dated. 23.5 x 34 cm; 51 x 61 cm (frame). This lot will not be included in our post auction sale.
Subarna Subastas
Oct. 30, 2024
Modest Cuixart (1925-2007) Untitled, circa 1957-1962
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Modest Cuixart (1925-2007) Untitled, circa 1957-1962 Mixed media on canvas 55 x 46 cm Provenance : - Collection Pierre el Khoury, Lebanon - Private collection, France Modest Cuixart (1925-2007) Sans titre, circa 1957-1962 Technique mixte sur toile 55 x 46 cm Provenance : - Collection Pierre el Khoury, Liban - Collection particulière, France
Piasa
Oct. 30, 2024
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 The seven deadl...
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MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 The seven deadly sins. 1977 Wax on poster (*) Signed, titled and dated 1977 Measurements 74 x 54 cm (*) Presentation poster, "The seven deadly sins"; text by Baltasar Porcel and illustrations by Modest Cuixart
Subastas Segre
Oct. 30, 2024
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 Duro-Petro char...
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MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 Duro-Petro character. 1960 Oil and material on canvas Signed and dated Back signed, titled and dated 1-1960 Back dedicated, signed and dated in Barcelona 17-Nov-1960 Measurements 73 x 54 cm PROVENANCE Dau Al Set Gallery, Barcelona Private collection EXHIBITIONS 1960 (October), "Young Spanish painting and sculpture. (New Spanish Painting and Sculture) ", Museum of Modern Art, New York BIBLIOGRAPHY Porter A. Mc Cray and Frank O'hara, "Young Spanish Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York", El Correo of the Arts No. 28 (October-November 1960), s/p "Space Point Collection. Explanatory Triptych", Ed. Xifré Editor Barcelona 1960, s/p
Subastas Segre
Oct. 28, 2024
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona (1925) / (2007) "Untitled"
Est: €150 - €200
Lithograph Signed and justified 26/175 in pencil at the bottom. Measurements: 64 x 50 cm
Ansorena
Oct. 23, 2024
Cuixart
Est: -
"CUIXART".- Galería Rene Metras, 1963. Ed. folder, lace closure. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held by the gallery in March 1963. Mixed technique signed and numbered by the artist. An h. with a poem by Joan Brossa that is not included, and the justification of the edition, are missing.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 10, 2024
MODEST CUIXART i TÀPIES (1925-2007). Untitled, 1960.
Est: €350 - €700
Watercolour on paper. Signed, dated and dedicated "A l'amic Salarichs, ben cordialment. Vostre Cuixart". 49 x 34 cm; 73 x 59 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Oct. 08, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. BUSTO DE JOVEN.
Est: €100 - €150
Modest Cuixart (Barcelona, 1925-Palamós, Girona, 2007) Busto de joven. Litografía firmada, dedicada y marcada P.A a lápiz. 44 x 31 cm. Presenta manchas de óxido.
Aletheia Subastas
Oct. 08, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. ESQUEMAS I NÚVOLS SONORS. CASALS DE PAU.
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Modest Cuixart (Barcelona, 1925-Palamós, Girona, 2007) Esquemas i núvols sonors. Casals de Pau. Óleo y collage sobre lienzo. Firmado y fechado en 1974. Titulado, firmado y fechado al dorso. Certificado de autenticidad expedido por el propio artista al dorso. 114 x 195 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
Oct. 08, 2024
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Gerona, 2007). "Flor d'aigua", 1978. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated on the back.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Gerona, 2007). "Flor d'aigua", 1978. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Measurements: 100 x 81 cm; 120x 100 cm (frame). Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandons his studies to devote himself to painting, and enters the Free Academy of Painting in Barcelona. In 1948 he participates in the foundation of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 10, 2024
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, Madrid, 1970. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Certified by the artist on the back.
Est: €2,000 - €2,400
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, Madrid, 1970. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Certified by the artist on the back. Size: 36 x 50 cm; 52 x 63 cm (frame). Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he took part in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the outset a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity towards the expressive power of colour. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde works at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In the 1970s he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, including Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. He also took part in a group exhibition at the Palais de l'UNESCO in Paris, was awarded the Cross of Saint George by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988 he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colours and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration into his work. In 1998 the foundation named after him was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Contemporary Art Museums of Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 10, 2024
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). "Secrot", 1992. Acrylic and material on canvas. Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Human Surgery"
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). "Secrot", 1992. Acrylic and material on canvas. Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Human Surgery", Girona Art Museum, 2006, p. 83. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Measurements: 92 x 73 cm; 95 x 76 cm (frame). Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Cirugía Humana", Museo de Arte de Girona, 2006, p. 83. The choice to highlight this work in the catalog was the artist's choice. Dark colors generate a dense and intriguing atmosphere. However, Cuixart balances both the concept and the composition through various points of color through which he manages to completely capture the viewer's attention, focusing and directing it through the geometric element. Establishing a visual journey that runs through the entire pictorial surface. As the Modest Cuixart Foundation points out "The last stage corresponds to the 90s and is characterized by a return to the sobriety of his best times through an introspection in the subterranean and atavistic nature that demonstrates a great maturity, technical and conceptual". In this particular case the presence of the human figure indicates those first moments of transition between two artistic stages. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting, and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the foundation of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde works at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others. Work reproduced full page in "Modest cuixart, Cirugía Humana", Girona Art Museum, 2006, p. 83.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 23, 2024
Modest Cuixart. Job Linfant (1985)
Est: -
Oil on cardboard. Titled in the lower center. Signed and dated (85) in the lower right corner. Provenance: - Galería Barcelona, Barcelona (Label on the back). - Galería d'art 3 i 5, Gerona (Label on the back).
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jul. 18, 2024
MODEST CUIXART i TÀPIES (1925-2007). Set of 3 lithographs.
Est: €140 - €300
BAT (Bon à tirer) signed by hand. Unbevelled paper. 66 x 50.5 cm.
Subarna Subastas
Jul. 18, 2024
MODEST CUIXART i TÀPIES (1925-2007). PAIR OF WORKS WITH DEDICATION
Est: €150 - €400
One of them made with a two-colour pen, dated 1984. The other in ink and watercolour, signed and dated 1991.
Subarna Subastas
Jul. 18, 2024
MODEST CUIXART i TÀPIES (1925-2007). "SO DE SORD", 1984.
Est: €250 - €1,000
Acrylic on laid paper. Signed and dated. Provenance: Isern-Moner Collection. It includes certificate of authenticity issued by Notar, S. A. in 1991. 54 x 45 cm; 72 x 63 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Jul. 11, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. "Arcania, Selena o la nit transfigurada". (d)
Est: €2,500 - €2,800
Acrylic on canvas (to be collected) Signed and dated 1981 131 x 196 cm.
Balclis
Jul. 10, 2024
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES, (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1959. Oil on canvas.
Est: €15,000 - €16,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES, (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1959. Oil on canvas. Measurements: 100 x 81 cm; 102,5 x 83,5 cm (frame). This work is part of the stage developed by Cuixart in the fifties, marked by a deep and rich informalism. In these years the painter will work with the strength of thick materials and "grattage" (from 1957), creating dense and baroque works in which he will introduce all kinds of objects. His work from this period will be recognized in 1959, with the Grand Prize for Painting at the V Biennial of São Paulo. These deep, complex works reflect a darker and more critical vision of the society of the time than what we will see in his next stage, close to pop art. In this work we can also see central motifs of his language, such as the circle, the spiral and concentric forms. He also uses quick-drying plastic paints, a novelty at the time of which he was a pioneer, to create relief effects in ocher tones, a constant in his work at this time. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandons his studies to devote himself to painting, and enters the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the founding of the group Dau al Set, along with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 25, 2024
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1963. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the back.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). Untitled, 1963. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the back. Measurements: 130 x 97 cm; 135 x 101 cm (frame). As the Juan March Foundation points out; "From 1958, (Cuixart) resorts to his characteristic dripping of metallic iridescence on dark backgrounds that will evolve into a kind of spatialism. At the beginning of the 60's, the material and textural of Lyon's informalism hybridized with the magicist and symbolic graphics of Dau al Set. His plastic concern for the human condition causes his interest in matter to be progressively replaced by an intense irruption of the existential". Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting, and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he participated in the foundation of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity to the expressive power of color. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism, which led him to use the "grattage" in works with a certain orientalist flavour. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde art held at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Cuixart introduces collage in his work in 1962, which will gradually lead him towards pop-art. Enriched by all these experiences, he returns again to flat painting, reaching a very personal critical realism, which synthesizes expressionism with dramatically transformed figuration, always valuing the chromatic qualities. In the seventies he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, such as Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. In addition, he participates in a group exhibition at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, receives the Cross of St. George of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988, he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colors and shapes, and reincorporates a more material figuration to his work. In 1998 the foundation that bears his name was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 22, 2024
Cuixart, Modesto Bert Brecht 'Nous disons: L'Homme est la nécesité de l'Hom…
Est: - €800
Informel Cuixart, Modesto Bert Brecht 'Nous disons: L'Homme est la nécesité de l'Homme' 1964. Aquarell und Federzeichnung mit Collage auf festem Velin. 27,5 x 43,5 cm. Signiert, datiert, betitelt und bezeichnet.- Verso mit Spuren vorheriger Montierung sowie etw. atelierspurig. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten. Provenienz: Sammlung Eddy und Nana Novarro, Privatsammlung Rheinland. - Ausstellung: Picasso Museum Münster 2011, Kaleidoskop der Moderne, Staatliches Museum Schwerin 2015. Watercolour and pen and ink drawing with collage on firm wove paper. Signed, dated, titled and with further annotations. - Verso with traces of previous mounting and somewhat studio-marked. Overall in very well preserved condition. - Provenance: Eddy and Nana Novarro Collection, private collection Rhineland. - Exhibition: Picasso Museum Münster 2011, Kaleidoskop der Moderne, Staatliches Museum Schwerin 2015.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Jun. 13, 2024
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). "Les quatre dones catalanes", 1971-1972. Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, located and titled on the back.
Est: €30,000 - €35,000
MODEST CUIXART I TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). "Les quatre dones catalanes", 1971-1972. Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, located and titled on the back. This painting was commissioned by Barcelona City Council. It was presented in the exhibition "Homage to Barcelona", at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones, Madrid. 1973. Certificate issued by NOTAR S.A., 1992. Measurements: 280 x 340 cm. Cuixart's painting did not cease to evolve over the course of time. In the sixties and seventies, having already distanced himself from Informalism, in whose ranks he had been a leading figure, he began to develop a magical-lyrical universe in which women occupied a pre-eminent place. "Les quatre dones catalanes" synthesises in a powerful painting this return to figuration, a sensual, dreamlike figuration. The four women evoke four models of femininity: eroticism, mystery, beauty and prudence seem to be their attributes. The line becomes a zigzagging arabesque that merges the bodies with the space, and makes the arcane faces emerge from the depths of matter. Cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devote himself to painting and entered the Academia Libre de Pintura in Barcelona. In 1948 he took part in the founding of the group Dau al Set, together with Brossa, Ponç, Tàpies and Tharrats, among others. Concerned with the plastic value of the sign, his work has from the beginning a strong kinship with surrealism, as well as a great sensitivity towards the expressive power of colour. Towards 1955 he immersed himself in material informalism. In 1959 he won first prize at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited at the Documenta in Kassel, and the following year he took part in an exhibition of Spanish avant-garde works at the Tate Gallery in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In the 1970s he exhibited in numerous national and international capitals, including Paris, Madrid, São Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Basel, Barcelona and Milan, among others. In the following decade, Cuixart gradually freed his painting from its aggressive aspects to give it a more lyrical tone. He also took part in a group exhibition at the Palais de l'UNESCO in Paris, was awarded the Cross of Saint George by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Cross of Isabella the Catholic. In 1988 he holds an anthological exhibition in Japan, in the cities of Kobe and Tokyo. He continues to work with exuberant colours and forms, and reincorporates a more material figuration into his work. In 1998 the foundation named after him was created in Palafrugell, and the following year he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture. He is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Tate Gallery in London, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the Contemporary Art Museums of Madrid, Barcelona and Saint-Etienne (France), the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Grabado Español Contemporáneo in Marbella, the Museo de Arte de la Universidad de São Paulo, the Museo de Arte Abstracto in Cuenca and the Museo del Ampurdán, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
May. 28, 2024
CUIXART, MODEST (1925 - 2007)
Est: -
Lithograph on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered (P/A - Artist's Proof) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
May. 23, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. “Sonatimus”.
Est: €700 - €800
Mixed media on paper 61 x 47 cm.
Balclis
May. 23, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. "Joc místic".
Est: €600 - €700
Oil on canvas Signed with initials. On the back, titled, signed and dated 1987 36x41 cm.
Balclis
May. 23, 2024
MODEST CUIXART. "Arcania, Selena o la nit transfigurada". (d)
Est: €4,800 - €5,000
Acrylic on canvas (to be collected) Signed and dated 1981 131 x 196 cm.
Balclis
May. 21, 2024
MODEST CUIXART - Los siete pecados capitales
Est: -
MODEST CUIXART Barcelona 1925-2007 Los siete pecados capitales. 1977 Ceras sobre cartel (*) Firmado, titulado y fechado 1977 Medidas 74 x 54 cm (*) Cartel presentación, "Los siete pecados capitales"; texto Baltasar Porcel e ilustraciones Modest Cuixart
Subastas Segre
May. 14, 2024
MODEST CUIXART
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Modest Cuixart (Barcelona, 1925-Palamós, Girona, 2007) Esquemas i núvols sonors. Casals de Pau. Óleo y collage sobre lienzo. Firmado y fechado en 1974. Titulado, firmado y fechado al dorso. Certificado de autenticidad expedido por el propio artista al dorso. 114 x 195 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
Apr. 11, 2024
MODEST CUIXART i TÀPIES (1925-2007). Set of 2 lithographs.
Est: €100 - €180
BAT (Bon à tirer) signed by hand. One of them is also dated 1976. The paper has rust stains. 76.4 x 56.6 cm.
Subarna Subastas