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125 YEARS OF CAU FERRAT. The construction of an ideal (1894-2019)

4. SITGES, A NEARBY PARADISE

Joaquim de Miró i Argenter (Sitges, 1849-1914)
Bosch Street. Sitges, circa 1880
Oil on canvas
Museu de Maricel, Sitges. Adquisició del Consorci del Patrimoni de Sitges, 2016

Joaquim de Miró i Argenter (Sitges, 1849-1914)

Bosch Street. Sitges, circa 1880

Oil on canvas

Museu de Maricel, Sitges. Adquisició del Consorci del Patrimoni de Sitges, 2016

Santiago Rusiñol got to know Sitges in October 1891 and since then he maintained a relationship of high esteem with this town. Sitges had already been discovered by the artists of what was called the Luminist School, some of them old acquaintances of the painter. In Sitges, Rusiñol’s paintings became full of color, as he left behind the gray and earthy colors of his previous stage in Paris. But it wasn’t just the landscape and the light that captured the painter. His relationship of friendship and respect with the locals reinforced his idea of having a home in town.

Sitges represented a way of life and of living very far from the urban society of nearby Barcelona, where the havoc of industrialization had not only transformed its appearance but, above all, had created a new society that lived in permanent conflict.

Sitges was a refuge, a small, nearby paradise where he could paint and from where he could make his proclamations aimed at transforming art and the way of bringing it closer to society.

OBJECTS

The Ribes Cross
The Ribes Cross
The Ribes Cross
Ribes
Ribes
Ribes
The Ribera
The Ribera
The Ribera
The Can Falç Courtyard
The Can Falç Courtyard
The Can Falç Courtyard
View of the Punta from the Ribera
View of the Punta from the Rib
View of the Punta from the Ribera
Beach in Sitges
Beach in Sitges
Beach in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol in Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol with his dog Love
Santiago Rusiñol with his dog
Santiago Rusiñol with his dog Love
The Sitges Train Station
The Sitges Train Station
The Sitges Train Station
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