Pastel by Jaume Queralt, acquired from the artist at the Salou Yacht Club exhibition.
Drawing dimensions: 48 x 23 cm; framed: 47 x 72 cm.
Born in Tarragona in 1949.
He received his artistic training at the La Massana School in Barcelona.
From childhood, he was drawn to painting, an art he was able to develop thanks to the encouragement of the Brothers of La Salle. They convinced his father to support his vocation, and from that moment on, in addition to being his father, he became his most loyal ally. He began painting professionally at the age of 23, but both before, during his training at the Tarragona Art Artworkshop School, the Massana School, and the Cercle de Sant Lluc, and now, when his voice has a place in the art world, Jaume has always considered himself a very disciplined artist. His interest in the past, in the universe of memories, manifested itself during a period of his life when, in Olot, a volcanic landscape of rugged beauty that would captivate any artist, he chose to paint the interiors of antique shops. There he discovered dolls, antique dolls, the main subject for which he is known: “I have found another dimension in dolls.” It is an almost magical dimension, one that brings an object to life on the horizonless canvas of a painting.
He uses all kinds of techniques in his Artwork: oil, pastel, collage, watercolor, clay, terracotta, bronze, lithography, drawing, graphite, and etching.
He has exhibited individually and collectively on numerous occasions, and his Artwork is represented in public and private collections worldwide, including in the United States, Switzerland, China, Japan, France, and Mexico.
He has also received important awards, including:
1972 First Prize from the Paestum Academy, Italy.
Silver Plaque at the Mexlicáltizin Moctezuma Biennial, Mexico. 1976
First Prize for Drawing, Amposta, Tarragona. 1977
First Prize for Drawing, Amposta, Tarragona. 1989
First Prize for Painting, Gimeno Medal. 1990
First Prize for Abstract Painting, Val d'Or, France, and Artwork selected for the Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Paris.
First Prize, Penagos, Madrid.
Lamborghini Prize, 1st Tribute to Ferruccio Lamborghini, 2018
