Jaime Sabartés

Jaime Sabartés ( born June 10, 1881 in Barcelona, † February 16, 1968 in Paris), Catalan Jaume Sabartés i Gual, was a Spanish sculptor, poet and writer. As a life -long friend and private secretary Pablo Picasso, he published several works on Picasso, as the biography Picasso: Toreros ( 1961).

Life

Sabartés studied at the Art Academy Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and with the sculptor Manel Fuxa. In 1901 he presented for the first time from work in the prestigious Sala Parés gallery. He also worked at the magazine Joventut ( "Youth" ) with, where he released under the name Jacobus Sabartés articles and poems. In the artists' café and cabaret " Els Quatre Gats " in Barcelona he may learn to know the end of 1899 Picasso and became one of his closest friends.

1904 Sabartés went to Guatemala, where he wrote for the Diario de Centro América and other newspapers, and later became a teacher at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Guatemala City. He became active in the literary and artistic life of the country and was a close observer of the political and social situation in Central America.

After 23 years Sabartés 1927 returned to Catalonia. In 1935 he moved to Paris, where he became private secretary Picasso and published a number of works about the artist. Picasso in turn made ​​several portraits Sabartés. A lot of the works of Picasso Museu Picasso in Barcelona is a gift of Sabartés, the City gave 574 works in 1963. 1970 From Picasso followed according Sabartés ' proposal in 1000 further works for the collection.

Works

• Picasso en su obra. , 1935.
• Picasso., 1937.
• Picasso, portraits et souvenirs. , 1946.
• Don Julián, 1947.
• Son Excellence. In 1949.
• Picasso. Conversations and memories. With 17 portraits and drawings by Picasso. Arche Verlag, Zurich 1956.
• Picasso: Toreros. In 1961.