C0058

The man with the umbrella

Ref Num.:C0058

Details

Date: 1933 –

Typology: Ceramics

Technique: Painted porcelain

Dimensions: 14.5cm

Signed: “N” bottom

Location

Museu del Disseny, MCB, 107.552

Description

Polychrome porcelain sculpture featuring a male figure wearing a top hat, jacket and checked trousers, leaning on an umbrella. Model by the artist Josep Granyer. Made in Barcelona. Image rights: Guillem Fernández-Huerta.

Provenance

Isabel Escalada’s bequest – 1969

Exhibitions

Palau de la Virreina, March 1967; Palau de la Virreina, March 1972

Bibliography

J. Barbeta, A. Casanovas, M. Gil and C. Vidal, Exposición Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March-April 1967, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Museos de Arte, Barcelona, 1967, no. 1.223, p. 94. Cecília Vidal, Exposición: Legado Isabel Escalada Vda. Xavier Nogués, Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, 1972, cat. no. 340, p. 55.

Coauthors

Made in collaboration with Josep Granyer (sculptor).