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Ramon Costa Nolla. Ink drawing on paper "Church with two bells". 1919. Hand-signed. 28x29.5 cm.

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Ramon Costa Nolla. Ink drawing on paper, "Church with Two Bells." 1919. Hand-signed. 28 x 29.5 cm. Ramon Costa Nolla (Reus, July 18, 1877 – Barcelona, 1952) was a Catalan painter and draftsman. He showed an aptitude for drawing from a very young age, and in 1887, at the age of 10, he began Artworking in the studio of Domènec Soberano, and shortly afterward with the painter Aleix Clapés, who at that time had a drawing school in Reus. After moving to Barcelona, he painted landscapes, which he exhibited twice, but he specialized in pen and ink drawings. At the age of 23, he was hired by the Seguí publishing house to illustrate its unfinished encyclopedia, collaborating with Odón de Buen. He Artworked for other publishers, alternating drawing with oil painting. Around 1920, he began Artworking at the F.D.T. publishing house, founded by the Marist Brothers (which became Editorial Luis Vives in 1932). He lived somewhat apart from the artistic trends of his time, dedicating himself almost exclusively to editorial illustration. In his studio, he kept a very extensive graphic archive. Among other Artworks, he illustrated, in addition to various encyclopedias, *El Cielo* (The Sky), by the astronomer Comas i Solà; *Arte y monumentos* (Art and Monuments), with texts by J. Rodergas i Calmell; *Itinerario artístico: Cataluña* (Artistic Itinerary: Catalonia), with texts by Josep Francesc Ràfols; and 24 volumes of a collection from the Hernando publishing house in Madrid, entitled "La riqueza en la mano" (Wealth in Hand), which dealt with animal husbandry and agriculture. He signed most of his Artworks with the initials R.C. In his youth, he contributed to the Reus newspapers *Reus Artístich* and *L’Escut de Reus*. His paintings were exhibited in Reus and Barcelona, and in 1914 he won first prize for drawing in a competition organized by the "Associació catalanista de Gràcia". In 1940 he retired from professional activity. He died in Barcelona in 1952.

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