Josep Maria Sert

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In this
Catalan name, the first or paternal surname
is Sert and the second or maternal family name is Badia; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Josep Maria Sert
Portrait of Sert by Ramon Casas (MNAC)
Born
Josep Maria Sert i Badia

(1874-12-21)21 December 1874
Barcelona, Spain
Died27 November 1945(1945-11-27) (aged 70)
Barcelona, Spain
Resting placeVic Cathedral
Known forMurals
StyleGrisaille
MovementBaroque
Spouses
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(m. 1914; div. 1927)​
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(m. 1928; died 1938)​

Josep Maria Sert i Badia (Catalan pronunciation:

muralist, the son of an affluent textile industry family, and friend of Salvador Dalí.[1] He was particularly known for his grisaille
style, often in gold and black.

Career

Sert initially studied art in Rome before moving to

Les Nabis,[1] gravitating around Paul Ranson, who had studied at the private Académie Julian, founded in 1868 by painter Rodolphe Julian
.

Sert was commissioned in 1900 to paint the interior of the Vic Cathedral in the Province of Barcelona, Catalonia in murals, which took him more than 30 years to complete.[2][3]

By 1910, Sert had begun fully focusing on murals and other large-scale work. He collaborated with Russian Sergei Diaghilev to create sets for his Ballets Russes.[1] In 1929 he was commissioned with the elaboration of a series of large forma canvases painted in his signature grisaille style intending to cover the walls of the reconverted San Telmo church in Donostia-San Sebastián; they portray different historic chapters of the Basques in an epic manner.[4]

In the United States, Sert painted a mural at the

Lenin.[1] He later painted the walls and ceilings of the Council Chambers at the League of Nations in Geneva.[1]

Personal life

Sert began an affair with the well-known pianist and patron of the arts Misia Godebska in 1908.[6] They married on 2 September 1920.[7] In 1925, Sert met Georgian-Russian sculptor Isabelle Roussadana Mdivani, known as Roussy, who subsequently moved in with him and Misia.[6] Sert began an affair with Roussy and later divorced Misia on 28 December 1927 to marry Mdivani.[7][6][8][9]

Roussy and Sert were married in 1928 in a civil ceremony at the consulate in The Hague.[6] In 1930, they were married in a religious ceremony at the Spanish church in Paris.[6]

After Roussy died in 1938, Sert reconciled with Misia and returned to life with her, though they kept separate apartments.[7][6]

Sert died on 27 November 1945 in Barcelona, and left his apartment and furnishings to Misia.[7][6]

Gallery

  • Apollo flying through the Clouds (1913)
    Apollo flying through the Clouds (1913)
  • Satyr watching some Nymphs dancing (1913)
    Satyr watching some Nymphs dancing (1913)
  • The Elephant Fountain (1913)
    The Elephant Fountain (1913)
  • The Fountains Bridge (1913)
    The Fountains Bridge (1913)
  • The Triumph of Apollo (1913)
    The Triumph of Apollo (1913)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Who is Jose Maria Sert?". At Rockefeller Center. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ "José María Sert (1874-1945)". Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Josep Maria Sert". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. OCLC 1010512377
    .
  5. ^ "American Progress". Rockefeller Center. Tishman Speyer. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Misia, Queen of Paris". Musée d'Orsay. 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Sert, Misia (1872–1950)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia.com. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ISBN 978-0-307-59263-7
    .
  9. ISBN 9781442253339
    .

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