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Marlborough Gallery
New home
The recently opened new headquarters of the Marlborough Gallery is located at C/ Enric Granados no. 68 and is currently recognized as one of the world’s leading modern and contemporary art galleries.
Marlborough was originally founded in London back in 1946 by Frank Lloyd and Harry Fisher, in 1948 David Somerset (the Duke of Beaufort) became an associate of the gallery. During the 1950s the gallery acquired its prestigious reputation through its highly relevant programme, among which was the first exhibition of the German expressionists in London. By 1958 the gallery was representing artists like Oskar Kokoschka, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. In 1962 the New York branch was founded with subsequent galleries in Tokyo, Rome, Florida, Madrid, Chile, Monaco, New York and Barcelona was created.
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View of the gallery interior
The Barcelona gallery first opened back in 2006 with the clear objective of organising collective exhibitions and monographs of its artists both within its own spaces as well as in other public and private institutions. The new Barcelona space was designed by architectural practice ARQUITECTURIA founded by Josep Camps and Olga Felip, authors of the award winning building Museo de la Energía in Ascó, Tarragona and remodelling of the Tortosa Cathedral Plaza del Ábside.
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Valdés, Iris, 2012, bronze, ed.9 de 9, 45x28x16 cm
Currently the gallery is hosting an exhibition of recent paintings, sculptures and collages by Manolo Valdés, considered one of Spain's most important contemporary active artists who has received numerous honours and awards as well as foreign recognition. Through the selected works the artist reconsiders art history through the legacy of masters such as Velázquez, Picasso and Matisse as an inspiration to come up with new creations, displaying his unique sensitivity in exploring the subject.
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Valdés, Portrait with a black hat, 2014, oil on burlap, 188 x 188 cm
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The Marlborough Gallery facade on Enric Granados
- Carrer d'Enric Granados, 68,
- 08008 Barcelona, España
- T. +34 934 67 44 54
- www.galeriamarlborough.com