About the artist:

Like Florence in the Renaissance and Paris and New York in modern times, Catalonia has spawned some of the world’s greatest masters. Gaudi, Dalí, Picasso, Miró and Tàpies are among its most celebrated artists. The latest of these is Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, born in Barcelona and to this day, its eminent son. With his Catalonian peers, Arranz-Bravo shares a visceral creativity matched by outstanding technical skills. His art, like theirs, is signature, inventive, challenging and in constant evolution. Arranz-Bravo calls on a profound understanding of his own position in the historical context of 20th century art, while simultaneously advancing figural art with each new work in a manner that some have called “futuristic.” Arranz-Bravo has been the subject of solo exhibitions in private galleries and public institutions around the globe. He has represented Spain in diverse world biennials, most notably, the prestigious 1980 Venice Biennale, recognized as the world’s most important international exposition of fine art. Retrospectives of his work include those staged at the Museo de Arte Moderno in São Paulo and the Paço Imperial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hailed in Europe as one of the leading painters of his generation, Arranz-Bravo has been represented by Franklin Bowles Galleries since 1997. Selected Solo Shows 1996 Anthology Centro Cultural Tecla Sala Anthology, Centro Cultural de la Caiza de Terrassa Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona 1999 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid Galeria Trama, Barcelona, Spain 1998-02 Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York, NY Selected Museum Collections Museum of Contemporary Art – Barcelona, Spain Museum of Fine Arts – Vitoria, Spain Museum of Fine Arts – Seville, Spain Museum of Modern Art – Barcelona, Spain Museum of Modern Art – São Paulo, Brazil Museum of Villafamés- Castellón, Spain Olympic Museum – Lausanne, Switzerland Proctor & Gamble – Belgium Selected Solo Shows 1961 Club Universitario, Barcelona, Spain 1964 International Biennial, Ibiza, Spain (Grand Prize & Gold Medal) 1971 Spanish Institute, New York, New York 1972 Colegio de Arquitectos, Barcelona, Spain 1975 XI International Biennale, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1980 XXXIX Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy 1981 Baden-Baden Biennale, Baden-Baden, Germany Medellín Biennale, Medellin, Colombia 1987 Friedman-Guinness Gallery, Heidelberg, Germany Galerie Anne-Marie de Sacy, Paris, France 1989 Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil ARCO, Madrid, Spain 1990 Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland 1991 Grand Palais, Paris, France Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York Ergane Gallery, New York, New York 1992 Expo Mundial, Seville, Spain 39th Annual International Festival at the Art Center, Norfolk, Virginia Birmingham Festival of the Arts, Birmingham, Alabama (“Best Artist” award) 1993 ARCO, Madrid, Spain 1995 Art Asia, Hong Kong, China 1996 ARCO, Madrid, Spain Galeria Rackey, Bonn, Germany 1998 Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York, New York 1999 Museo Nacionál Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain 2000 Messum’s Fine Art, London, England Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York, New York Museo Sprengel, Expo Mundial, Hannover, Germany 2001 Galerie Am Opernring, Vienna, Austria 2002 Mathias Kuhn Foundation, Mallorca, Spain Museo Juan Cabre, Calaceite, Spain 2003 Centre Cultural de Girona, Antology Exhibition, Girona, Spain Capella da Sant Nicolau, Girona, Spain Selected Museum & Public Collections Reina Sofía Museum, Madrid, Spain Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany Royal Museum, Brussels, Belgium Skidmore Art Museum, Saratoga Springs, New York Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland Toyo Bank, New York, New York Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid, Spain Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo, Brazil Museum of Fine Arts, Vitoria, Spain Museum of Fine Arts, Seville, Spain Proctor & Gamble, Brussels, Belgium Museum of Villafamés, Castellón, Spain La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona, Spain Yomanouchi Edition, Tokyo, Japan Melicior Colet, Barcelona, Spain. Commissions 1989 Three stamp designs, 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain 1991 Art director, El largo invierno de 1936, Festival du Cinema, Venice, Italy 2000 Gran Teatre del Liceu Opera House, “Temporada d’Opera 2000-2001,” 43 paintings for catalogue Selected Articles and Other Texts SPEIGEL, Olga. “Tecla Sala.” La Vanguardia. Barcelona. 6/3/1996 SASTRE FOREST, Eva. “Mi pintura no es timida.” El Mundo. 3/1/1996 BARCIA, Ignacio, Arrannz-Bravo. Arranz-Bravo. ARTE Y PARTE. 4/1996 CADENA. Josep Maria. Arranz-Bravo. El Periodico. 10/12/1996 OLIVIER, Conxita “El desfalliment huma.” La Vanguardia. Barcelona. 12/9/1996 JOYANNES, Maria Antonia. El control subjetivo. EL NOU. 10/20/1996 REIXACH, Claudi. “Arranz-Bravo a L’Hospitalet.” AVUI. 3/8/1996 MADRIGAL, Antonio. “Pinter purifica.” El Adelantado de Segovia. 7/18/1997 URQUIJO, Javier “La Atraccion.” El Prisma. Bilbao. 11/27/1997 UBERQUOI, Marie Claire. “Arranz-Bravo.” El Mundo. Barcelona. 10/3/1997 PUJALS, Joan Maria “Arranz-Bravo la llum de Tarragona.” Diari de Tarragona. 1/5/1997 CADENA, Josep Maria. ARRANZ-BRAVO. El Periodico de Barcelona. 11/9/1997 VIDAL, Jaume. “Laberints.” El Pais. Barcelona. 4/26/1998 SEGURANYES, Mariona “Arranz-Bravo.” Emporda. Figueres. 10/13/1998 MOLINA, Angela. “Arranz-Bravo.” ABC Catalunya. Barcelona. 7/31/1998 BUFFIL, Joan. “Artistas solidarios.” La Vangaurdia. Barcelona. 12/31/1999 FRISACH, Montse. “No hi ha pintura abstracta.” AVUI. Barcelona. 11/5/1999 MIRALLES, Francesc. “Onirismo e invenciones.” La Vanguardia. Barcelona. 11/5/1999 MOLINA, Angela. “Arranz-Bravo.” ABC. Barcelona. 10/30/1999 AMIGUET, Lluis. “Pregunta A.B.” La Vangaurdia. Barcelona. 7/4/1999 DI CARLO, Emidio. La realta immaginatta. Abruzzo60. Milan. 2000 MOLINA, Angela. “Elogio de la belleza en Milan.” ABC. Barcelona. 3/25/2000 WALCH, Gian Carlo. “La Spagna terra di trasfigurazione.” IL GIORNO. Milan. 4/26/2000 DIVILA, Ana Maria. Arranz-Bravo I el Liceu. El Mundo. Barcelona. 2000 FERNANDEZ, Alicia. “Rico Imaginario.” El Correo. Bilbao. 11/25/2000 BORRAS, Maria Lluisa. “Angelicos o Satanicos.” La Vaguardia. Barcelona. 9/21/2000 BARRAL, Xavier. “Viure a Vallvidrera, exposar a New York.” AVUI. Barcelona. 4/9/2002 VIDAL, Jaume. “Un pensament.” EL PAIS. Barcelona. 10/7/2002 NAVARRO, Arisa. JJ “la ansiedad de las tendencies.” EL MUNDO. Madrid. 11/10/2002 OBRADOR, T. “Per Be o per mal.” Diari de Belears. Palma de Mallorca. 2002 FARRERAS, Carin. “Doble inspiracion.” La Vanguardia. Barcelona. 11/1/2002 SPEIGEL, Olga. “Las Galerias de Barcelona.” La Vanguardia. Barcelona. 10/19/2002 BANOS, Jordi. “Pintorey por un dia.” La Vangaurdia. Barcelona. 9/23/2002 GIMENEZ, Paquita. “Arranz-Bravo y las facetas del hombre.” EL MUNDO. 7/25/2002 KUNZE, Gabrielle. “Kunst in Dopplepack.” Mallorca Magazine. Palma de Mallorca. 8/8/2002 MASIP, Vanessa. “Arranz-Bravo.” Bon Art. Girona. 5/2003 PLANAS, Ricard. “Hamilton, A.B., Bombelli.” Bon Art. Girona. 4/2003 CASADEMONT, Tina. “Sant Nicolau.” El Punt. Girona. 6/6/2003 T.C. “Fontana D’Or.” El Punt. Girona. 5/2003 CAMPS EDUALD. “La soledat del minotaure.” Diari de Girona. Girona. 6/25/2003 Selected Monographs CASAS, Carmen and Ramón Barnils: Arranz-Bravo y Bartolozzi, Fiesta de la Cónfusion, Editorial Lumen, Barcelona, 1974. PORCEL, Baltasar: La pintura de Arranz-Bravo. Cuadernos de Vaillvidrera, No. 1, Barcelona, 1966. PARCERISAS, Fracesc: Nuevas precisions y otros despojos. Ediciones Rayuela, Madrid, 1975. CORREDOR-MATHEOS, J.: Arranz-Bravo y Bartolozzi. Ibérico Europea de Ediciones, S.A., Madrid, 1977. Arranz-Bravo, Bartolozzi y su Laberinto. Editorial Planeta, October 1982. ARRANZ-BRAVO, Eduardo. Arranz-Bravo. Bonn. Edition Galerie Rackey, 1993 GANZ, Helmut. Arranz-Bravo 1989-2001. Barcelona. Blume, 2001 BATTLLE, Helena. Arranz-Bravo. Barcelona. Galeria Trama, 2002 Theatrical Set Designs MUNNE, Pep. Contes dels boscos de Viena. Odon von Hovarth. Barcelona. 1996. PERAFERRER, Marti. “La Cadira.” Barcelona. 1997. Editions ORWELL, George. Homenaje a Cataluna. Barcelona. Galexia Gutenberg. Circulo de lectores, 1996. ARRANZ-BRAVO, Marti Cormand, Faith. Barcelona, 1998. GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU. Temporada d’Opera 2000-2001. 43 paintings on paper. Barcelona. Amics del Liceu, 2000. Exhibition Catalogues SPRANGER, Marc. Arranz-Bravo. Bonn. Galerie Rackey, 1992. A.B. Arranz-Bravo. Terrasa. Caixa de Terrasa, 1996 A.B. Arranz-Bravo. Bergish. Galerie Ackerman, 1996\ MARTI I CASTELL, Joan. Arranz-Bravo. Tarragona. Universitat Rovira I Virgili. Tarragona, 1996. BARNS, Tomlyn. Arranz-Bravo. New York and San Francisco. Franklin Bowles Galleries, 2000. CALLIZO SONEIRO, Javier. Arranz-Bravo. Zaragoza. Gobierno de Aragon, 2002 ACKERMAN, Alexander. Arranz-Bravo. Palma de Mallorca. Fundacio Mathias Kuhn, 2002. LOPEZ I LOZANO, Ramon. Arranz-Bravo. Sant Just Desvern. Ajuntament de San Just Desvern, 2003. PLANAS, Ricard. Arranz-Bravo. Girona. Caixa de Girona, Ajuntament de Girona, 2003 Book Cover Designs LESSING, Doris. La Terrorista Bona. Barcelona. Editorial. Edhasa, 1987. DE PALOL, Miguel. L’Angel D’Hora en Hors. Barcelona. Cercle de Lectors, 1997. VINITECA. Potada Presentacion. Barcelona, 1998. FERNANDEZ DE MORATIN, Leandro. El Si De Las Ninas. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. ZORILLA, Jose. Don Juan Tenorio. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. CALDERON DE LA BARCA, Pedro. El Alcalde de Zalamea. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. ANONIMO. El Cantar del Mio Cid. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. QUEVEDO, Francisco de. Vida del Buscon. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. DE VEGA, Lope. Fuente Ovejuna. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. GARCIAN, Baltasar. El criticon. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. CERVANTES, Miguel. Don Quijote de la Mancha. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. TERESA DE JESUS. Libro de la Vida. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. ANONIMO. Romancero. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. ROJAS, Fernando. La Celestina. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. ANONIMO. Lazarillo de Tormes. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. UMBRAL, Francisco. Mortal y Rosa. Barcelona. Circulo de Lectores, 1999. Books with Artistic, Historical and Literary References RODRIGUEZ AGUILERA, Cesareo. L’Art Catala Contemporani. Barcelona. Edicions del Cotal. S.A., 1982 SEMPRONIO. 100 Autoretrats D’Artistes Catalans. Barcelona. La Llar del Llibre, 1992. MORATO, Elena. Col. Lectiva D’Artistes “Barcelona ’92.” Barcelona. Comite Olimpic Catalunya, 1992. SHIBA, David. The Fine Art Index. Chicago. International Art Reference, Inc., 1992. McCULLY, Marulyn. The Art of Spanish Posters. Tokyo. Art Life Ltd., 1991. ARTIGAS, Llorens. Plats D’Artistes. Barcelona. Fundacio tallers Llorens Artigas, 1994. NAVARRO SEGURA, Maria Isabel. CONCA. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Fundacion Santa Cruz, 1994. PARCERISAS, Pilar. Coleccio d’Art de L’Avui. Barcelona. Avui, 1994. PAHISSA, Jaume. Pintors de L’Emporda. Avui. Palmos. Pahissa Editores, 1994. ALVAREZ DE ARANDA. Mediterrania. Palma de Mallorca. Casal Solleric, 1995. CARRETE PARRONDO, Juan. Trienal de Arta Grafico. Oviedo. Caja de Asturias, 1995. GASPAR, Ana. Origenes. Girona. Cyprus Art, 1995. LESTER, David. Art Asia. Hong Kong. International Time Art, 1995. GARCIA ESPUCHE, Albert. Retrat de Barcelona. Barcelona. Centre de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona, 1995. XURIUERA, Gerard. Art Catala Contemporain. Corum de Montpellier, 1995. CORREDOR MATHEOS, J. Historia de L’Art Catala. Barcelona. Edicions 62, 1996. RAFOLS-CASAMADA, Albert. 30 Eines 67-97. Barcelona. Centre D’Art Santa Monica, 1997. MALUQIER, Elvira. Pintura dels setanta a Barcelona. Barcelona. Museu D’art Contemporani de Barcelona, 1997. QUERALT, Rosa. Dibujos Germinales. Madrid. Museo nacional de Arte Reina Sofia, 1998. BIELSA, Irene. Barcelona, Posa’t Guapa. Barcelona. IMPV, 1999. GIRALT-MIRACLE, Daniel. 100 Gravats. Valls. Museu de Valls, 2000. PORCEL, Baltasar. Spagna: La Realta Immaginatta. Ginebra. Skira, 2000. SALA I TUBERT, Lluisa. Frons D’Art IEC. Barcelona. IEC, 2001. TIO BELLIDO. Dossier de Catalunya. Barcelona. ARS Nova, 2002. BARRAL, Xavier. Art de Catalunya. Barcelona. Edicions L’isard, 2002. SUAREZ, Osbel. La Pasion Por el Libro. Madrid. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2002. MARTINI, Luigi. Quetratadeespana. Rome. Ediesse, 2002. BORRAS, Maria Lluisa. La Marato. Barcelona. Sponsor Seat, 2002. BOTEY I BARO, Antoni. AB. Granollers. Antoni Botey, 2003. VIDAL, Jaume. Horitzon. Colera. Horitzon, 2003.