**Letter P of the Abecedari català per a nens published by the Llibreria Nacional Catalana de Salvat-Papasseit**

Ref Num.: D0426

Details

Date: 1920

Typology: Drawing

Technique: Ink and touches of gouache on paper

Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.6 cm

Signed: Unsigned and undated

Location

Barcelona, MNAC, GDG inventory no. 107.585-D

Description

Series of 24 drawings to illustrate the book published by the Libreria Nacional Catalana de Salvat-Papasseit, Barcelona, 1920. The complete alphabet measures 60 x 40 cm. Image rights: MNAC.

Provenance

Isabel Escalada’s bequest, 1969

Exhibitions

March 1967; Palau de la Virreina/ March 1972

Bibliography

Xavier Nogués, Abecedari per a nens, Llibreria Nacional Catalana, Salvat Papasseït, Barcelona, 1920. 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. nos. 188-213, p. 35 and 36. The letter “C” appears on the cover of Cavall Fort, no. 161, November 1969. Cecília Vidal, Exposición: Legado Isabel Escalada Vda. Xavier Nogués, Palacio de la Virreina, Barcelona, 1972, cat. no. 18-43, pp. 16-17, ill. p. 82. Cecília Vidal Maynou (dir.), Xavier Nogués (1873-1941), Alfa Books, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 2021, p. 208.