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Images of Alger

Images d’Alger (Images of Alger), Alfred Figueras Sanmartí, 1948. Watercolour. Manresa County Museum.

 

 

Images d’Alger (Images of Alger), Alfred Figueras Sanmartí, 1948. Watercolour. Manresa County Museum.

 

 

Alfred Figueras (Sant Fruitós de Bages, 1898-Barcelona, 1980) moved to Barcelona with his family at a very young age. He got his artistic training in a Noucentiste environment. However, his political leanings led him into exile during the Primo de Ribera dictatorship. In Alger, he founded an art school and made numerous friends. As a result, in 1948 he unveiled the engravings entitled Images of Alger. With this series of 19 prints made based on the texts of André Gide, he described a route to Alger and drew the scenes of that city that he knew so well. One watercolour completed the portfolio of engravings.

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