Josep Llimona i Bruguera | |
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Born | 8 April 1864 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain |
Died | 27 February 1934 |
Nationality | Catalan |
Education | Llotja school, Barcelona; Studio of Agapit and Venaci Vallmitjana |
Known for | Sculptor |
Josep Llimona i Bruguera (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb ʎiˈmonə]; 8 April 1864, in Barcelona – 27 February 1934) was a Spanish sculptor. His first works were academic, but after a stay in Paris, influenced by Auguste Rodin, his style drew closer to modernisme. He was very prolific, and exhibited in Catalonia, Madrid, Paris, Brussels and Buenos Aires. Some of his monumental work is familiar to Barcelona residents and visitors alke.