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Bagaria

Lluís Bagaria i Bou one of the most important Spanish caricaturists in the first half of the 20th century. His drawings, in a synthetic and decorative style, were published in the most important journals of Spain, including L'Esquella de la Torratxa and ¡Cu-Cut! between 1906 and 1940.

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Lluís Bagaria i Bou
Louis Bagaria 1910
Born1882
Barcelona
Died1940(1940-00-00) (aged 57–58)
Havana
Occupationcaricaturists
Known forpublished in L'Esquella de la Torratxa and ¡Cu-Cut!

Lluís Bagaria i Bou (1882 in Barcelona – 1940 in Havana) one of the most important Spanish caricaturists in the first half of the 20th century.1 His drawings, in a synthetic and decorative style, were published in the most important journals of Spain, including L'Esquella de la Torratxa and ¡Cu-Cut! 2 between 1906 and 1940.

He was born in Barcelona, but it was in Madrid where he achieved great popularity and fame.3 He published in the journal El Sol and drew the covers of España magazine. His caricatures against fascism during the war provoked his exile to Paris and into Cuba.4

Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Luis Bagaría. Dibujos humorísticos. Cat. Expo. La Habana: Museo Nacional Masónico Aurelio Miranda Álvarez, 1958
  • Luis Bagaria, 1882-1940, Cat. Expo. Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional / Ministerio de Cultura, 1983
  • Antonio ELORZA. Luis Bagaría. El humor y la política. Barcelona: Anthropos, 1988
  • Lluís Bagaria. Caricaturista del món barceloní. Cat. Expo. Sabadell: Museu d'art de Sabadell, 2003
  • Emilio MARCOS VILLALÓN. Luis Bagaria. Entre el arte y la política. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 2004
  • Bagaría en El Sol. Política y humor en la crisis de la restauración. Cat. Expo. Madrid: Fundación Mapfre, 2007
  • Jaume CAPDEVILA. Bagaria. La guerra no fa riure. Barcelona: Dux Elm, 2007
References

References

  1. "Bagaria, Lluís". Fundación Pablo Iglesias (in Spanish). 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  2. Lluís Solà i Dachs, «Cu-cut! Setmanari de gresca ab ninots (1902-1912)». Ed. Bruguera. Barcelona, 1967
  3. "Bagaría, Luis | Museo de Belas Artes da Coruña". museobelasartescoruna.xunta.gal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  4. "Bagaria, caricaturista en guerra". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2025-10-26.