About The Artist:
Joan-Josep Tharrats
Spanish abstract painter and writer on art. Born in Gerona. Moved to Barcelona in 1935 and studied at the Massana School there 1935-6. Made his first abstract paintings in 1946, influenced by Kandinsky and Mondrian. Co-founder with Cuixart, Tàpies and other artists and writers of the Dau al Set group in Barcelona in 1948 and editor of the magazine of this name 1948-55. First one-man exhibition at the Galerias El Jardin, Barcelona, 1950....
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.