Modest Cuixart
Illustration — Modest Cuixart (2012) Modest Cuixart i Tàpies (born 2 November 1925 in Barcelona – died 31 October 2007 in Palamós) was a Catalan painter. He is, along with poet Joan Brossa and painters Joan Ponç, his cousin Antoni Tàpies and Joan-Josep Tharrats, the founder of surrealist et dada review Dau al Set in 1948.
Also recorded as Modest Cuixart Tàpies · Modesto Cuixart · Modesto Cuixart Tàpies · Modest Cuixart Tapies
Modest Cuixart
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- Born
- 1925 · Barcelona.
- Died
- 2007 · Palamós.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- painter
- Honours
- Saint George's Cross · Fill Adoptiu de Palafrugell · Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Illustration — Modest Cuixart (2012) Modest Cuixart i Tàpies (born 2 November 1925 in Barcelona – died 31 October 2007 in Palamós) was a Catalan painter. He is, along with poet Joan Brossa and painters Joan Ponç, his cousin Antoni Tàpies and Joan-Josep Tharrats, the founder of surrealist et dada review Dau al Set in 1948.
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1925
Modest Cuixart born at Barcelona.
2007
Modest Cuixart died at Palamós.
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The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Work by Modest Cuixart is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Museum of Modern Art, Cuixart Foundation, Tate and MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross, Fill Adoptiu de Palafrugell and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Modest Cuixart is recorded as having received Saint George's Cross, Fill Adoptiu de Palafrugell and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
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Modest Cuixart received Saint George's Cross, Fill Adoptiu de Palafrugell and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
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