These two distinguished looking fellows, are two beloved Catalan artists and one-time Sitges residents from the modernist period.
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861 – 1931) was a Barcelona-born painter, poet, collector, cultural agitator, dramatist, amateur archaeologist, and journalist of the modernist period. His close links with Sitges include the building of his home and studio, now the museum Cau Ferrat.
Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866 – 1932) was also born in Barcelona and was a portraitist known for his sketches and paintings of the intellectual, economic, and political elite of Barcelona, Paris and Madrid, as well as for his graphic design work, whose posters and postcards helped to define the Catalan modernist art movement.
They now have a prominent home on the Sitges seafront and feature with many a tourist in the family snapshots.
Linked to Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Statues and Travel Photo Monday.
Thank you for introducing these two artist statues! Great photos!
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What a fun statue, these 2 look like great characters. I bet they feature in every visitor’s photos!
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Great post. Love any statue of artists. I have a small collection of different artists. Hmm maybe thats another post 🙂
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Excellent, thanks for bringing these statues to life with their history and contributions
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very cool.
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I will remember to visit next time…
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Hi Debbie I love these statues and why they are on the sea front.
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