P0105

Tossa

Ref Num.: P0105

Date: 1917-1918

Typology: Painting

Technique: Oil on carboard

Dimensions: 20.7 x 28 cm

Signed: “Nogués” bottom, right

Vilanova i la Geltrú, Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, no. 1.721

The date varies depending on the source. According to Benet it is dated between 1917 and 1918. In the exhibition catalogue for the show at the Palau de la Virreina it is dated 1921. This painting was added to the museum’s holdings on 1st January 1956. It is part of the mysteriously titled collection “Legacy 56”, which was once owned by the collector, industrialist and patron of the arts Lluís Plandiura. It was one of a number of works he gave to Victòria González, a close female friend of his, and its provenance remained unknown for years. Image rights: Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer.

“Llegat 1956”

“Joan Teixidor, “Notas para un inventario de la obra de Xavier Nogués”, Anales y Boletín de los Museos de Arte de Barcelona, Arte Moderno, vol. 3, 1945, cat. no. 17, p. 12. Rafael Benet, Xavier Nogués. Caricaturista y pintor, Ediciones Omega, Barcelona, 1949, p. 90, no. 9. Legado 1956, Biblioteca Museu Victor Balaguer, Vilanova i la Geltrú, 1957, no. 152. J. Barbeta, A. Casanovas, M. Gil and C. Vidal, Exposición Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palacio de la Virreina, March-April 1967, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, Museos de Arte, Barcelona, 1967, cat. no. 19, p. 17. Alsina, Esther: “El “Llegat 1956”: petites finestres per a un gran segle d’art”, Revista de Catalunya, no. 255 (November 2009), pp. 53-76. Alsina Galofré, Esther, “Una gran època artística rau en una col·lecció: El “‘Llegat 1956’”, Butlletí de la Biblioteca Museu Balaguer, 2010, no. 3, pp. 63-70.”