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Lot Essay
The authenticity of this painting has been confirmed by the Comité Nadal.
Since his early days in Paris, the French born Spanish artist, Carlos Nadal, was influenced by Dufy, Utrillo, Marquet and Braque; his peers from the time of his father's decorative atelier in the rue des Ecoles.
After studying in Barcelona at the St George school of fine art, Nadal moved to Paris with a small grant from the Barcelona Ministry of Culture, where he studied in the atelier of Ossip Zadkine in the 'Grande Chaumier'. In Paris he made several lifelong friendships with artists and thinkers such as Antoni Clavé, Oscar Dominguez, André Lansosky, Jean Paul Satre and the Catalan, I Mundó.
Life as an artist in Paris after the civil and world wars was hard for Nadal. But God seemed to help the dedicated, and even though he lurched from hunger to happiness, he was driven by inspiration and 'joie de vivre'.
Nadal travelled widely on painting trips, often with friends. It was on one such trip in 1948 that he met Matisse, who would later introduce him to Picasso in Vallauris. This passion for travel was by no means confined to his youthful years. After his marriage to Flore Joris, the Belgian sculptor he met whilst in Paris, Nadal travelled worldwide including Russia, America and Africa.
He has been called one of the 20th century's lost painters, with direct links to the original Fauves. The power and light of his works lighten the heart. As Nadal said, 'look up and around, not down at the pavement - enjoy life.' Within Nadal's paintings you will see revelry, possibly childish revelry, even folly and sometimes madness! Even so, his work is never without a touch of magic.
- John Duncalfe
Since his early days in Paris, the French born Spanish artist, Carlos Nadal, was influenced by Dufy, Utrillo, Marquet and Braque; his peers from the time of his father's decorative atelier in the rue des Ecoles.
After studying in Barcelona at the St George school of fine art, Nadal moved to Paris with a small grant from the Barcelona Ministry of Culture, where he studied in the atelier of Ossip Zadkine in the 'Grande Chaumier'. In Paris he made several lifelong friendships with artists and thinkers such as Antoni Clavé, Oscar Dominguez, André Lansosky, Jean Paul Satre and the Catalan, I Mundó.
Life as an artist in Paris after the civil and world wars was hard for Nadal. But God seemed to help the dedicated, and even though he lurched from hunger to happiness, he was driven by inspiration and 'joie de vivre'.
Nadal travelled widely on painting trips, often with friends. It was on one such trip in 1948 that he met Matisse, who would later introduce him to Picasso in Vallauris. This passion for travel was by no means confined to his youthful years. After his marriage to Flore Joris, the Belgian sculptor he met whilst in Paris, Nadal travelled worldwide including Russia, America and Africa.
He has been called one of the 20th century's lost painters, with direct links to the original Fauves. The power and light of his works lighten the heart. As Nadal said, 'look up and around, not down at the pavement - enjoy life.' Within Nadal's paintings you will see revelry, possibly childish revelry, even folly and sometimes madness! Even so, his work is never without a touch of magic.
- John Duncalfe