Ramon Casas

Exhibited by Artur Ramon Art

Material Oil on canvas

Dimensions 65 x 54 cm

Place of Creation Paris

Status Vetted

About the Work

This painting bears witness to the timeless fascination that the French capital held for Ramon Casas, ever since his first trip there at the age of sixteen and throughout his entire career. Bohemian life and the portrayal of young women were recurrent themes in his oeuvre. The experiences and influences of the Ville Lumière are clearly reflected in his work from the 1880s onward, marking a pictorial renewal in the Catalan and Spanish art scene through his regular exhibitions at Barcelona’s Sala Parés.

Casas drew from the colourist tradition of the early avant-garde and transformed it into a style uniquely his own. This portrait of a Parisian woman reveals his taste for a pastel palette—vibrant yet luminous—as well as his fascination with fashion and the spontaneous, fleeting poses of his sitters.

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Provenance

Antoni Rocamora, Marqués de Villamizar Collection, Barcelona
Private collection, Paris.

Literature

Cánovas y Vallejo, A. “Salón Amaré. Exposición Casas.” La Época. Madrid, 2 December 1901.
“Ramon Casas.” La Publicidad. Barcelona, 4 December 1901, front page.
Ene. “Un pintor de almas.” Blanco y Negro. Madrid, 21 December 1901, ill. 555.
Coll, I. "Ramon Casas. Una vida dedicada a l’art. Catàleg raonat de l’obra pictòrica." El Centaure Groc. Barcelona, 1999, cat. no. 391, ill. p. 346.
Coll, I. "Ramon Casas. 1866–1932. Una vida dedicada al arte. Catálogo razonado." De la Cierva Editores. Murcia, 2002, ill. p. 311, cat. no. 386.