NONELL. Visions from the Margins

NONELL

VISIONS FROM THE MARGINS

By Francesc Quílez and Eduard Vallès

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PREFACE: CONTEXT AND MODERNITY Francesc Quílez and Eduard Vallès

55 AFINITIES AND COMPLICITIES Francesc Quílez and Eduard Vallès 56

“LOCAL” NATURALISM

NONELL’S YELLOW PERIOD. THE POETICS OF THE BANAL Eduard Vallès

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CARTOGRAPHY OF A WILD LANDSCAPE

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THE CONFINES OF THE METROPOLIS

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MISERABILISM

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THE BANALITY OF EVERYDAY LIFE

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REJECTING ETHNIC STEREOTYPES

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SATIRE AND GROTESQUE IMAGERY

JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF DARKNESS. MAPPING A WILD COUNTRY Francesc Quílez THE THEME OF GYPSIES IN THE WORK OF ISIDRE NONELL. THE REJECTION OF RACIAL AND SOCIAL STIGMATISM Francesc Quílez

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ISIDRE NONELL AND HIS TIME Francesc Fontbona

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PICASSO, NONELL, CASAGEMAS AND SABARTÉS: HATING EACH OTHER LIKE TRUE BROTHERS Eduard Vallès and Glòria Escala

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NONELL, PAPITU AND THE APOTHEOSIS OF PHOTOENGRAVING Ricard Mas SERIES AND MODERNITY IN NONELL Glòria Escala

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THE LABORATORY SECRETS OF A MODERN ARTIST. NONELL’S “FREGITS” AND OTHER DRAWINGS Carme Ramells and Núria Oriols

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EXPLORING NONELL’S PAINTING. COLOUR, FORM AND BACKS Núria Pedragosa, Ruth Bagan and Núria Oriols

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CHRONOLOGY ISIDRE NONELL I MONTURIOL (BARCELONA, 1872-1911) Glòria Escala