Barcelona / Cadaqués.- At the same time he was scheduled to open his latest exhibition in Cadaqués has known the death of the painter Antoni Pitxot (Figueres, 1934), as confirmed by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, the institution of the it was second vice-president, as well as director of the Theatre-Museum Dali, the center showcases much of the work of Dali, a position he has held since its opening in 1974.
Born in a family of artists, Pitxot He began his artistic training at the hands of Juan Núñez Fernández in San Sebastian since 1946. In 1964 decided to settle in Cadaqués, where he will begin to forge a strong friendship with Salvador Dalí marked him for life. His painting is marked by the landscape that evokes the Mediterranean, characterized by painting rocks acquire an anthropomorphic character that evoke figures of gods and heroes.
Ente the awards he has received are counted on the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts who gave King Juan Carlos I and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi, among others.
One of his last exhibitions, before it was opened today, it could be seen in 2014 in the castle of Pubol, Dalí one of the scenarios par excellence. It was Dali – Pitxot. The allegory of memory, in which he reviewed his career. The catalog published for the exhibition contains a documentary which was awarded the Gold Award Avicom; a recognition of that the painter likes to boast, as during the presentation of the exhibition at the Dalí Museum in Figueres, which Girl at the window, one of the most famous paintings of Dali, which could be seen in Figueres in 2014. Ahead of the work, he identified Pitxot appearing all over the painting: “You can not be more than Cadaqués is. The house is on the beach of Es Llaner, where Dali spent the summer, and in front you can see the beach of Les Oliveres “listed, after confessing that he likes also contemplate” with the exuberant forms, as round and paintings of Ana Maria “.
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