(Gerona, 1837 - 1906, Barcelona)

Guarding the city, 1903

Watercolor on paper

38 1/2" x 30"

LL: Tomas Moragas 1903

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          Moragas y Torras painted primarily figures, portraits and landscapes.  He spent a number of years studying in Rome where he developed his detailed, classical style of painting.  While in Rome, he spent much time with his friend and famed painter Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838-1874).  Moragas y Torras is best known for his watercolors, which he executed with remarkable precision and command of the medium.

Recorded:

Benezit, Emmanuel.  Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs.  (Paris: Librairie Grund,  1976).

Thieme, Ulrich  and Felix Becker.  ERROR MSGAllgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Kunstler.  (Leipzig:  Veb E. A. Seemann Verlag).