Pere Pruna

PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977).
"Figura", 1973.
Mixed media on paper.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 44 x 54 cm; 60 x 69 cm (frame).
Pere Pruna trained in Barcelona and then traveled to Paris in 1921, where he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and co-founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924 with Cocteau, Max Jacob and others. In 1925 he made his debut as a set and figure painter for Diaghilev, and in 1928 he won second prize at the Carnegie Institute exhibition in Pittsburgh. Later, on his return to Barcelona, he won other awards such as the "Montserrat seen by Catalan artists" competition and the Nonell Prize. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna continued with his international exhibition activity, highlighting his exhibition organized in London in 1937. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona Prize, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.