Collector's papers : "Artists' Christmas. Dedicated to Frederic Marès"

Date : From December 22, 2022 to March 10, 2023

Place : Showcase in the Studio-library of Frederic Marès (Frederic Marès Museum)

Schedule : Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a. m. To 7 p. m.; Sundays and holidays, 11am-8pm; Monday closed, except holidays.

Price : included in the entrance to the Museum (general €4.20 / reduced €2.40).

We present a selection of carols by Catalan artists addressed to Frederic Marès during the decades of the 50s and 60s of the 20th century, out of a total of more than a thousand preserved in the Museum's archive. The author's Christmas greeting was a resource used by artists to create personalized carols and spread their works.

The painters Joan Benavent and Antoni Bescós, the goldsmith Ramon Sunyer and the ceramist Antoni Cumella, together with Frederic Marès, participate in the III Barcelona Spring Exhibition of 1934 at the Palau de la Metallúrgia de Montjuïc, representing the Barcelona Salon of which Marès was the president. Beyond the renown achieved throughout their artistic career, all of them will keep their personal correspondence with the sculptor alive, as can be seen in this exhibition.

Check out the digital version of the collector's papers