JOAN BUSQUETS I JANÉ (Barcelona, 1874 - 1949). Pair of modernist armchairs, ca. 1900-1910. Walnut
JOAN BUSQUETS I JANÉ (Barcelona, 1874 - 1949).
Pair of modernist armchairs, ca. 1900-1910.
Walnut, mahogany, Hungarian ash, marquetry of 15 fruit woods and mother-of-pearl.
Seat and backrest upholstered in velvet.
Use marks.
Measurements: 107 x 57.5 x 60 cm.
Pair of modernist armchairs designed by Joan Busquets, one of the great cabinetmakers and decorators of the Catalan modernism, whose works are the reflection of the well-being and the aesthetic aspirations of the booming bourgeoisie, and are distinguished by the use of noble woods, as well as by the works of marquetry and carving. With a mahogany frame, these armchairs have an organicist design, with a perimeter of sinuous lines formed by the oval backrest, the curve of the armrests, the openwork crosspiece and, in short, the avoidance of all angularity. The marquetry and filleting of lemongrass, combined with mother-of-pearl inlay, emphasises the subtle movement impressed by the design. Fine carved curls have been inscribed in rosettes, decorating the arms and backrest.
Furniture designer and decorator, Joan Busquets is now considered one of the most representative figures of Catalan modernism. He began his training in the family workshop and went on to study at the Llotja School in Barcelona, where his teachers were Guitart and Lostaló. In the academic year 1895-96 he was awarded a scholarship which enabled him to travel around Spain, and which he obtained thanks to a project for a Renaissance-style bookcase-cabinet. He exhibited furniture projects for the first time at the Barcelona Exhibition of 1896. Joan Busquets' workshop was one of the most outstanding in Modernista Catalonia and is today, together with the production of Gaspar Homar, the most representative example of Catalan Modernista furniture and decoration. He was president of the Foment de les Arts Decoratives between 1918 and 1921, and supervised the manufacture of the furniture for Gaudà 's Casa Calvet. Works by Busquets can currently be found in the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Güell Palace in Barcelona, the National Museum of Decorative Arts and the Museum of Catalan Modernism in Barcelona, among others, as well as in various important private collections.
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JOAN BUSQUETS I JANÉ (Barcelona, 1874 - 1949).
Pair of modernist armchairs, ca. 1900-1910.
Walnut, mahogany, Hungarian ash, marquetry of 15 fruit woods and mother-of-pearl.
Seat and backrest upholstered in velvet.
Use marks.
Measurements: 107 x 57.5 x 60 cm.
Pair of modernist armchairs designed by Joan Busquets, one of the great cabinetmakers and decorators of the Catalan modernism, whose works are the reflection of the well-being and the aesthetic aspirations of the booming bourgeoisie, and are distinguished by the use of noble woods, as well as by the works of marquetry and carving. With a mahogany frame, these armchairs have an organicist design, with a perimeter of sinuous lines formed by the oval backrest, the curve of the armrests, the openwork crosspiece and, in short, the avoidance of all angularity. The marquetry and filleting of lemongrass, combined with mother-of-pearl inlay, emphasises the subtle movement impressed by the design. Fine carved curls have been inscribed in rosettes, decorating the arms and backrest.
Furniture designer and decorator, Joan Busquets is now considered one of the most representative figures of Catalan modernism. He began his training in the family workshop and went on to study at the Llotja School in Barcelona, where his teachers were Guitart and Lostaló. In the academic year 1895-96 he was awarded a scholarship which enabled him to travel around Spain, and which he obtained thanks to a project for a Renaissance-style bookcase-cabinet. He exhibited furniture projects for the first time at the Barcelona Exhibition of 1896. Joan Busquets' workshop was one of the most outstanding in Modernista Catalonia and is today, together with the production of Gaspar Homar, the most representative example of Catalan Modernista furniture and decoration. He was president of the Foment de les Arts Decoratives between 1918 and 1921, and supervised the manufacture of the furniture for Gaudà 's Casa Calvet. Works by Busquets can currently be found in the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Güell Palace in Barcelona, the National Museum of Decorative Arts and the Museum of Catalan Modernism in Barcelona, among others, as well as in various important private collections.
