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PERE CRÉIXAMS PICÓ (Barcelona, 1893 - 1965). "Gypsy playing the guitar". Oil on canvas. Signed. Measurements: 56 x 47 cm; 70 x 60 cm (frame). In this painting, resolved with bold and vibrant brushstrokes, Créixams represents a young gypsy woman in a frilly dress playing the guitar. The moonlight illuminates and tinges the picture with magic. A self-taught painter, Créixams began his career as a cabinetmaker and typographer. In 1918 he traveled to Paris and, in contact with the artistic environment of Montmartre, he decided to devote himself to painting. In the French capital he participated in the School of Paris, and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants (1922), the Salon d'Automne (1925) and the Tuileries. He also illustrated works by Rimbaud, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Max Jacob and Cocteau. He returned to Barcelona in 1927, and took part in the last exhibition of the Evolutionists. In 1936 he returned to Paris, but continued to exhibit regularly in Barcelona. Influenced by Nonell, his favorite theme was always the figure. Pere Créixams Picó is currently represented at the MACBA, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires and other European and American museums.