Emilio Grau Sala

Emilio Grau Sala ( katalan. Emili Sala Grau i, born June 22, 1911 in Barcelona, † June 21, 1975 in Paris) was a Spanish painter and member of the Ecole de Paris.

Life and work

Grau Sala was the son of the artist Juan Miró gray. He visited Barcelona in the Escuela de Bellas Artes, acquired the majority of its picturesque skills but self-taught. His first exhibition was held in Barcelona in the " Galería Badrinas " 1930.

During the Spanish Civil War Grey Salas emigrated in 1936 with his wife, the artist Ángeles Santos, to Paris, where they lived for the next 25 years.

Grau Sala painted in the style of Impressionism. His work is influenced by Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall and Raoul Dufy.

Grau Sala illustrated several books, such as Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire, Bel -Ami by Guy de Maupassant. He also designed posters and manufactured to lithographs.

In 1963, Grau Sala returned to Barcelona to oppose the stiffened, influenced by Francoism painting something. In subsequent years, until his death a versatile work was created, he painted females, still lifes and landscapes in the classic, nostalgic style of the 19th century.

In the years after his death, the factory gray Salas was overshadowed by the diverse artistic influences that flowed in the wake of democratization to Spain. Only in the 90s the experts became aware of his work.

Works (selection)

• Colette: La vagabonde. Lithographies de Grau Sala. Éditions du Livre, Monte Carlo 1950.