José Nogué Massó: 6 works

'One of the fruits of this change of custom is Calvario de Sagunto (Via Crucis of Sagunto) (1904), produced by Nogué Massó during his youth, specifically during a tour of the Spanish Levante region that took place in the provinces of Valencia, Castellon and Teruel.'

'This work belongs to the artist's early period during which he was influenced, both in terms of subject matter and treatment, by the modernist aesthetic of Catalan artists, Nogué having met some of them at various events and exhibitions.'

'The impressionist study of light derived from Sorolla-influenced luminism, widely accepted during the period, and the calmness of objects bathed in a softened light which brings tranquillity to their interiors, resolutely enlivened by very precise and thought-provoking instances of light, are reflected in this backlit self-portrait of José Nogué.'

'La Esfinge de Roscoff (The Sphinx of Roscoff) Triptych painted in Brittany in 1910, without doubt one of Nogué's major works.'

'Nogué was able to transfer to canvas, with admirable success, the misty atmosphere and the restless sea, creating a romantic and melancholic vision of this unique enclave on the coast of Brittany. To achieve this, he applied divisionism for the first time, a style which he himself describes by stating that "in reality it involved dividing the brushstrokes and colours in such a way that manages to produce a sense of vibration, which is impossible to achieve with a large brushstroke and a single shade".'

'His work, framed within realist lines, is notable for great technical skill and special attention to the effects of light.'