Roser Bru Llop

Place: Barcelona

Born: 1923

Death: 2021

Biography:

Roser Bru Llop was a renowned Spanish-born Chilean painter and engraver associated with the neo-figurative art movement. Born in Barcelona in 1923, she went into exile in Paris, France, with her family the following year. In 1937, they returned to Barcelona where she studied at the Montessori School and later at the Institut-Escola de la Generalitat de Catalunya.

Early Life and Education

After the Spanish Civil War, in 1939, she moved back to France, where she embarked for Chile on the SS Winnipeg. She arrived in Valparaíso on 3 September of that year. Bru studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Chile from 1939 to 1942, where she was a student of Pablo Burchard and Israel Roa. In 1947 she joined the Plastic Students Group, along with other artists such as José Balmes, Gracia Barrios, and Guillermo Núñez.

Awards and Recognition

Bru's work has been recognized internationally, with exhibitions in several countries in Latin America, as well as in Spain. Some of her works are in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. In 1995, she was decorated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain when she was named Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. In 2000, she received the Altazor Award of the National Arts in the Painting category for Enseñanzas de Goya. You can learn more about her artwork and other artists at https://Wikioo.org/@@/D4NCCK-Julio-Gonzalez-Les-Plans-Rigoureux or visit her profile at https://Wikioo.org/@/Roser-Bru-Llop.

Some of her notable works and museums

• Ramon Casas Y Carbó: L (14 x 14 cm, Cau Ferrat Museum, Sitges, Spain)
• Joaquim Mir: View of L’Aleixar (Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain)
• Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky: Haltende Stäbchen (Sticks, The Rose) (Centre Pompidou, Paris, France)

died in Santiago on 26 May 2021 at the age of 98. Her legacy lives on through her artwork and the numerous awards she received throughout her career. For more information about Roser Bru Llop, you can visit her profile on https://Wikioo.org/@/Roser-Bru-Llop or check out the Wikipedia page dedicated to her life and work.