Pere Torné Esquius: The Rocking Chair, 1913

Pere Torné Esquius (1879-1936) was a Spanish painter and illustrator. He trained at the Llotja school in Barcelona, where he first met with Picasso. He went on to create genre paintings and urban landscapes, exhibiting regularly. He combined painting with illustration in newspapers and magazines, with which he earned his living, both in Catalonia and in Paris.

Esquius did not take a conventional career, probably because of his personality, which makes him take a certain distance from the artistic world. He was trained in modernism, as shown in his early work. Characterized by a simple and clear style, often aimed at children, his work as an illustrator is one of the most popular in Catalonia in this genre. From his collaborations as an illustrator in the world of children's literature, he created a unique and personal iconography of the children's universe, which gave him great popularity in his time.

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