Barrio Gótico in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Pere Pruna

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

1. Pere Pruna Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A Pere Pruna - Pintor
Que visqué en aquesta casa
MCMIV LXXVII

(English translation:)

In honor of the painter, Pere Pruna (1904-77), who lived in this house.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 41° 22.812′ N, 2° 10.482′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Barrio Gótico. It can be reached from Plaça Reial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Plaça Reial 3, Barcelona, Cataluña 08002, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hans Christian Andersen (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocaña (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Frederic Chopin

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(about 120 meters away); Sociedad de Atracción de Forasteros (about 120 meters away); Tablao Flamenco Cordobes (about 120 meters away); José Rizal (1861-1896) (about 150 meters away); Josep Rodoreda i Santigós (about 150 meters away); House of Bruno Quadros (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

More about this marker. Although not particularly difficult to find, the marker is not visible from afar and may take some effort to locate. It's mounted to an interior wall in the Plaça Reial (NW corner of the plaza), which can be quite crowded due to the number of restaurants and diners stuffing the plaza.

Also see . . . Pere Pruna | Portrait /Figurative painter (Tutt'Art@).

"Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) painter and Illustrator after 1940 spent long seasons in Sitges, where he painted many female portraits and decorated the baptistery and the Virgen de Montserrat's chapel in the Sitges Parish Church.

He was a Picasso student, through who he kept in touch with the intellectual avant-garde of Paris. He exhibited his works in several countries. He focused on portraits
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

2. Pere Pruna Marker - wide view
and especially in the feminine figure, with mythology scenes."

(Submitted on May 11, 2022.)

Pere Pruna Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

3. Pere Pruna Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on May 11, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.