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218 - FEATURED LOT - Lluís Graner Arrufí (Barcelona, 1863–1929) - …
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Estimate €5,000 - €15,000
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FEATURED LOT - Lluís Graner Arrufí (Barcelona, 1863–1929) - 20th-Century Ministers "Ministers of the 20th Century" Oil on canvas, dimensions: 60 x 100 cm. Provenance: Gothsland Gallery, an important Catalan private collection. He studied at the Llotja School from 1883, where his teachers were Antonio Caba (colour) and Benito Mercadé (drawing). Luis Graner y Arrufí or Lluís Graner i Arrufi (Barcelona, 1863 – Barcelona, 1929) was a Spanish realist painter, artistic director and theatrical impresario. After achieving considerable success as a painter, he turned to lighting design for theatrical productions and developed the Catalan lyric theatre genre known as ‘musical visions’. He owned the Mercè Theatre on the Rambla in Barcelona, where he established the first regular season of film screenings and musical performances. In 1905, he won the tender to lease the Principal Theatre in Barcelona, where he set up the Graner Entertainment Company. Under his artistic direction, notable works of Catalan lyric theatre premiered, such as *La santa espina* by Enric Morera and Ángel Guimerá. In 1904, Graner commissioned the architect Antoni Gaudí to design a detached house in Bonanova, an upmarket neighbourhood in Barcelona. For what became known as the Graner villa, the architect conceived a design that was a cross between Casa Batlló and the gatehouse at Park Güell.
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About the sale GRAND SUMMER AUCTION OF HAUTE ÉPOQUE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 4:00 AM
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