Pere Pruna Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Pere Pruna Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 07, 2026
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904–1977). "Portrait of a Woman," 1976. Lithograph on paper, P.A. proof. Signed on the stone and by hand, registered, dated, and inscribed. While the commercial...
Est: €300 - €400
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904–1977). "Portrait of a Woman," 1976. Lithograph on paper, P.A. edition. Signed on the plate and by hand, titled, dated, and inscribed. While the commercial edition consisted of a run of 200 numbered copies, this piece is one of the exclusive proofs reserved for the artist himself. This image was chosen to illustrate the official poster for the silver anniversary (25th edition) of the Fira del Llibre d'Ocasió Antic i Modern in Barcelona that same year. Measurements: 93 x 66.5 cm. Pere Pruna trained in Barcelona and then traveled to Paris in 1921, where he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier; he was also a co-founder of the magazine “Philosophie” in 1924 alongside Cocteau, Max Jacob, and others. In 1925, he made his debut as a set and costume designer for Diaghilev, and in 1928, he won second prize at the Carnegie Institute exhibition in Pittsburgh. Later, upon his return to Barcelona, he won other awards, such as the prize in the “Montserrat as Seen by Catalan Artists” competition and the Nonell Prize. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna continued to exhibit internationally, notably in a show organized in London in 1937. In 1965, he won the City of Barcelona Prize, and three years later he was named a member of the Far de Sant Cristòfor Academy. Pere Pruna’s work is currently on display at the Montserrat Museum—where a space is named after him—the MACBA in Barcelona, and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others. While the commercial edition consisted of a print run of 200 numbered copies, this piece is one of the exclusive proofs reserved for the author himself. This image was chosen to illustrate the official poster for the silver anniversary (25th edition) of the Fira del Llibre d'Ocasió Antic i Modern in Barcelona that same year.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 02, 2026
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Figure", 1969. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right area.
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Figure", 1969. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right area. Measurements: 32 x 40 cm; 54 x 59 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he won the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he won other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 02, 2026
PERE PRUNA. Woman combing a girl's hair.
Est: €600 - €800
Ink and colored pencils on paper. Signed and dated 1974. 31x44 cm.
Balclis
Jul. 02, 2026
PERE PRUNA. Two young women.
Est: €1,500 - €1,700
Pastel on paper 58x43 cm.
Balclis
Jul. 02, 2026
PERE PRUNA. Young person with fruit. (d)
Est: €1,500 - €1,700
Watercolor on paper Signed and dated 1959 98.5x58.5 cm.
Balclis
Jun. 29, 2026
PERE PRUNA (Barcelona, 1904-1977)
Est: €250 - €500
PERE PRUNA (Barcelona, 1904-1977) "Lady in White" Gouache on paper Signed Dimensions: 65 x 45 cm.
Fernando Duran
May. 26, 2026
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Naked Woman"
Est: €4,500 - €6,000
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Naked Woman" oil on canvas Signed 110 x 65 cm 4.500 - 6.000 €
Greco Subastas
May. 14, 2026
PERE PRUNA. Chamounix.
Est: €2,400 - €2,600
Oil on canvas. Signed. 60x73 cm. Pere Pruna travelled to Chamonix during the winter of 1930, where he drew inspiration for several compositions. The present work, a beautiful and understated snowy landscape with two figures, unpretentious in character, reveals the influence of his Parisian period. There, his friendship with Pablo Picasso and his contact with the avant-garde led him towards a simplification of forms, lines, and colour, in search of the very essence of representation. Other works set in Chamonix include Winter Sports, held at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona, and Winter Sports IV, in the Carmen Thyssen Collection in Madrid.
Balclis
May. 14, 2026
PERE PRUNA. English lady. (d)
Est: €1,600 - €1,700
Pastel on paper Signed and dated 1925 74x54.5 cm Painted during his early Parisian period, at only 21 years of age, it reveals the finest aspects of his sober, modern style, executed in a medium he did not often use: pastel. Through the elegance of the lines, the delicacy of the modelling, and the softness of the face, this portrait stands as a clear example of Pere Pruna’s work. The vivid chromatic palette, contrasted with the restraint of the forms, lends a remarkable subtlety to the composition, a hallmark of his artistic production. Prolific and widely acclaimed, portraiture is one of the most valued genres in his oeuvre, shaped by his time in Paris, where he was close to Pablo Picasso and came into direct contact with the avant-garde movements.
Balclis
Apr. 21, 2026
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Nude in the snow". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €15,000 - €16,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Nude in the snow". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 116 x 89 cm; 137,5 x 110 cm (frame). With great formal economy and an implacable chromatic sobriety, Pere Pruna manages to make us participants of the emotional stamp of his feminine portraits. Pruna's women are characterized by their simple elegance and a melancholy that safeguards their enigma. We are before an enigmatic and erotic scene, being both attributes with which Pere Pruna used to play in his best compositions. The posture and gesture shun naturalism, seeking instead a composition that prioritizes visual harmony and symbolic impact over realistic narrative. The purity and coldness of the white contrasts with the warm tones of the skin, emphasizing its corporeality. Pere Pruna studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued with his international exhibition activity, with an outstanding exhibition organized in London in 1937. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento. Pere Pruna is represented in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, in the MNAC or in the Museum of Montserrat, as well as in important public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 24, 2026
Pere Pruna. Figure
Est: -
Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (31) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Mar. 24, 2026
Pere Pruna. Brigade
Est: -
Pencil drawing on paper. Signed and dated (31) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Feb. 19, 2026
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Figure", 1969. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right area.
Est: €1,800 - €2,200
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Figure", 1969. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right area. Measurements: 32 x 40 cm; 54 x 59 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he won the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he won other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Jan. 14, 2026
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Figures in a landscape", 1970. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €3,500 - €4,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Figures in a landscape", 1970. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 81 x 65 cm; 98 x 81,5 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna continued with his international exhibition activity, highlighting his exhibition organized in London in 1937. After the war he combined his easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his works in the Monastery of Montserrat were especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento, fully framed in the classicist current that appeared in Western art after the first wave of avant-garde, and of which his friend Cocteau was the driving force. Pruna focused on portraiture and especially on the female figure, capturing images marked by great delicacy and sober distinction. His representations are characterized by a stylized and diaphanous line, and are in tune with the return to order after the rupture that cubism meant in France, thus linking directly with the avant-garde. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 17, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Diana hunter". Mixed media on paper. Signed and dedicated in the lower right corner.
Est: €650 - €700
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Diana hunter". Mixed media on paper. Signed and dedicated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 46 x 29 cm; 67 x 79 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued with his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 17, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "The three graces".1971. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "The three graces".1971. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 146 x 97 cm; 163 x 114 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 25, 2025
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977)
Est: €500 - €750
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) “First Communion” Watercolor on paper. Signed. 72 x 50 cm.
La Suite Subastas
Jul. 16, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Still life. Oil on canvas. Signed on the back.
Est: €2,000 - €2,200
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Still life. Oil on canvas. Signed on the back. Measurements: 50 x 60 cm; 60 x 70 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento, fully framed in the classicist current that appeared in Western art after the first wave of avant-garde, and of which his friend Cocteau was the driving force. Pruna focused on portraiture and especially on the female figure, capturing images marked by great delicacy and sober distinction. His representations are characterized by a stylized and diaphanous line, and are in tune with the return to order after the rupture that cubism meant in France, thus linking directly with the avant-garde. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
May. 13, 2025
PERE PRUNA. L'ESCUT COMTAL. ACUARELA SOBRE PAPEL.
Est: €700 - €900
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904-1977) L'escut comtal. Acuarela sobre papel. Firmada. Etiqueta de la Sala Parés, Barcelona, al dorso. Dedicatoria de la hija del artista al dorso. 32 x 45 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
Apr. 22, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Character. Toulon,1926. Oil on canvas. Signed, located and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €1,600 - €1,800
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Character. Toulon,1926. Oil on canvas. Signed, located and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 45 x 28 cm; 60 x 42 cm (frame). Pere Pruna often delved into feminine psychology, often placing women in environments of existential withdrawal and self-absorption. In this painting, he offers us a beautiful example of his immersion in the psyche of a woman who feels in a certain way a prisoner of her own condition. We deduce this interpretation from the way in which the young woman observes the bird in its cage. Always subtle, in aesthetics and content, we burst on this occasion into an intimate space charged with latent desires. Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 19, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Woman in a bar". Mixed media (pastel, charcoal and wax) on paper. Signed in the lower corner.
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Woman in a bar". Mixed media (pastel, charcoal and wax) on paper. Signed in the lower corner. Measurements: 64 x 48 cm; 87 x 70 cm (frame). Pere Pruna studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued with his international exhibition activity, with an outstanding exhibition organized in London in 1937. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento. Pere Pruna is represented in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, in the MNAC or in the Museum of Montserrat, as well as in important public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jan. 15, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Painter and harlequin", 1958. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower margin.
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Painter and harlequin", 1958. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower margin. Measurements: 60 x 81 cm; 81,5 x 102,5 cm (frame). A painter dressed in a harlequin's maillot makes the last touches of a drawing representing a figure of harlequin, as if the painted thing was transferred to the real thing by some type of sympathetic magic. These enigmatic games were frequent in Pere Pruna's paintings, in which the feminine world and its mysteries also occupied a preponderant place. Pere Pruna studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued with his international exhibition activity, with an outstanding exhibition organized in London in 1937. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento. Pere Pruna is represented in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, in the MNAC or in the Museum of Montserrat, as well as in important public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jan. 15, 2025
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Skiers". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower corner.
Est: €16,000 - €17,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Skiers". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower corner. Measurements: 95 x 75,5 cm; 112 x 92,5 cm (frame). With great formal economy and an implacable chromatic sobriety, that in this oil painting is practically reduced to three colors, Pere Pruna manages to make us participants of the emotional stamp of his feminine portraits. Pruna's women are characterized by their simple elegance and a melancholy that safeguards their enigma. This is an enigmatic and erotic scene, both attributes that Pere Pruna used to play with in his best compositions. A clothed man embraces a naked woman in the middle of an icy and solitary landscape. Both look at each other wordlessly with their fine features. Posture and gesture shun naturalism, seeking instead a composition that prioritizes visual harmony and symbolic impact over realistic narrative. The purity and coldness of the white contrasts with the warm tones of the skin and clothing, emphasizing their corporeality. Pere Pruna studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued with his international exhibition activity, with an outstanding exhibition organized in London in 1937. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento. Pere Pruna is represented in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, in the MNAC or in the Museum of Montserrat, as well as in important public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 12, 2024
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female nude and fawn". Watercolor on paper. Signed
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female nude and fawn". Watercolor on paper. Signed Measurements: 26 x 20 cm; 49 x 43 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1920, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his works in the Monastery of Montserrat were especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento, fully framed in the classicist current that appeared in Western art after the first wave of avant-garde, and of which his friend Cocteau was the driving force. Pruna focused on portraiture and especially on the female figure, capturing images marked by great delicacy and sober distinction. His representations are characterized by a stylized and diaphanous line, and are in tune with the return to order after the rupture that cubism meant in France, thus linking directly with the avant-garde. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 12, 2024
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female portrait". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €2,000 - €2,200
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female portrait". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 73 x 61 cm; 101 x 81 cm (frame). Mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1920, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an outstanding exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war, he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento, fully framed in the classicist current that appeared in Western art after the first wave of avant-garde, and of which his friend Cocteau was the driving force. Pruna focused on portraiture and especially on the female figure, capturing images marked by great delicacy and sober distinction. His representations are characterized by a stylized and diaphanous line, and are in tune with the return to order after the rupture that cubism meant in France, thus linking directly with the avant-garde. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Oct. 23, 2024
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Naked Woman"
Est: €5,500 - €7,000
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Naked Woman" oil on canvas Signed 110 x 65 cm 5.500 - 7.000 €
Greco Subastas
Oct. 15, 2024
PERE PRUNA (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Piano song"
Est: €3,500 - €4,000
PERE PRUNA (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Piano song" Oil on paper Signed and dated in 1932 Damages 118 x 182 cm 3.500 - 4.000 €
Bayeu Subastas
Oct. 15, 2024
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female portrait", 1924. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female portrait", 1924. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 92 x 73,5 cm; 114 x 95 cm (frame). We are before a singular painting for several reasons: on the one hand, it is a unique work within the best known production of Pere Pruna, on the other hand, it belongs to a stage, the Parisian, in which Pruna was introduced in the most avant-garde environment of the French capital by the hand of his admired Pablo Picasso. In 1920 Pruna arrived in Paris and there he met Picasso thanks to a letter of recommendation from Sebastián Sunyer; under the protection of the Malaga master, the young painter developed the most stimulating stage of his career. The influence of the Malaga-born painter is notable in this portrait, in which the intimate legacy of his blue period can be appreciated, but also assimilating Picasso's contemporaneous concern for what critics would baptize as "neoclassical period", a classicism with Mediterranean roots. Certainly, the formal purification to which the Andalusian master had arrived after leaving behind his cubist research, is transmitted to his disciple, Pruna, in an undeniable way, as we see in the subtle stroke that with a minimal drawing expresses the withdrawal of the figure in itself. The face seems to be carved in wood, with hard features that nevertheless communicate so much in their silence. In that fruitful Parisian period, which was to be a turning point in Pruna's career, the artist made harlequins directly inspired by those of Picasso. Here the inspiration is less direct and instead more profound, almost as if the mentor's brush had also left its mark on a portrait imbued with mystery. A mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1920, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. His style, centered on a graceful and stylized female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento, fully framed in the classicist current that appeared in Western art after the first wave of avant-garde, and of which his friend Cocteau was the driving force. Pruna focused on portraiture and especially on the female figure, capturing images marked by great delicacy and sober distinction. His representations are characterized by a stylized and diaphanous line, and are in tune with the return to order after the rupture that cubism meant in France, thus linking directly with the avant-garde. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 12, 2024
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female nude", 1956. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Female nude", 1956. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 115 x 86 cm; 126 x 97 cm (frame). A young woman of stylized figure leans on the railing with one hand while with the other she holds a transparent veil that covers her head. Behind her, a landscape opens up with a first line of tall cypress trees between whose long canopies a country house can be seen. The girl responds to the prototype of the melancholic and fragile woman, mysterious and subtle in her movements, which Pere Pruna forged by placing his female models in calm settings, charged with metaphysical resonances. Pruna focused on the portrait and the female figure, endowing it with elegance and delicacy. This painting is in tune with the return to order championed by the avant-garde (including Picasso) in the thirties and forties, after the cubist and fauve period. In fact, Cocteau, a great friend of Pruna's, was one of the promoters of this return to classicism, in which Pruna would find his most authentic expression in the following decades. This canvas takes us into a suggestive, sensual and intimate atmosphere. A mainly self-taught artist, Pere Pruna completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he traveled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful solo exhibition at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev, who visited one of his exhibitions, also proposed him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. Since then he also worked on other musical works, such as "La vie de Polichinele" (1934) and "Oriane" (1938), among others. In 1928 he obtained the second absolute prize in the exhibition of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he obtained other awards such as the competition "Montserrat seen by the Catalan artists" (1931) or the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna obtained it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used as a model a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine. In view of the commotion caused, Pruna renounced the prize, but the jury ratified its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, with an exhibition organized in London in 1937. At the same time he worked for Ridruejo's propaganda services, with works such as the poster commemorating the promulgation of the Labor Force, and Eugenio d'Ors, National Head of Fine Arts, introduced him to the Spanish representation at the Venice Biennale in 1938. After the war he combined easel painting exhibitions with mural painting, a genre in which his work in the Monastery of Montserrat was especially celebrated. In 1965 he won the City of Barcelona award, and three years later he was named academician of the Far de Sant Cristòfor. Pere Pruna is currently represented in the Museum of Montserrat, where there is a space with his name, the MACBA in Barcelona and the Maricel Museum in Sitges, among others.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 11, 2024
PERE PRUNA. A girl with a unicorn. (d)
Est: €300 - €400
Gouache on paper Signed On the back, a laber of Sala Parés. 60x46cm.
Balclis
May. 23, 2024
PERE PRUNA. A girl. (d)
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Bronze sculpture with marble base Signed and numbered 1/7 44x16x29 cm.
Balclis
May. 23, 2024
PERE PRUNA. A girl. (d)
Est: €200 - €250
Ink and wash ink drawing on paper Signed and dated 1973 44x53 cm.
Balclis
Mar. 14, 2024
PERE PRUNA (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "The Death of Francisco Franco's soldier" 1938
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
PERE PRUNA (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "The Death of Francisco Franco's soldier" 1938 Oil on canvas Signed 170 x 115 cm 8.000 - 12.000 €
Bayeu Subastas
Feb. 21, 2024
Pere Pruna. Dolls
Est: -
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated (46) in the lower right corner. Canvas with deterioration.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Feb. 15, 2024
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (1904-1977). "GIRL WITH CROWN AND EMERALD", 1973.
Est: €800 - €1,300
Watercolour, charcoal and goauche on paper. Signed and dated. 30 x 44.5 cm; 48 x 62 cm (frame). This lot will not be included in our post auction sale.
Subarna Subastas
Feb. 15, 2024
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (1904-1977). "FEMALE NUDE PORTRAIT", 1976.
Est: €700 - €1,000
Watercolour on cotton fabric. Signed and dated. 44.5 x 36.5 cm; 51.5 x 43 cm (frame). This lot will not be included in our post auction sale.
Subarna Subastas
Dec. 20, 2023
PERE PRUNA. A girl. (d)
Est: €1,400 - €1,600
Oil on canvas Signed 81x65 cm.
Balclis
Dec. 14, 2023
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Naked Woman"
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977) "Naked Woman" oil on canvas Signed 110 x 65 cm 7.000 - 9.000 €
Greco Subastas
Dec. 05, 2023
PERE PRUNA
Est: €2,000 - €4,500
Pere Pruna (Barcelona, 1904-1977) Pareja de arlequines. Óleo sobre lienzo. Firmado. Etiqueta de la Sala Parés, Barcelona, en el bastidor. Etiqueta del Real Círculo Artístico de Barcelona. Concurso Extraordinário de Pintura y Escultura 1957 al dorso. 162 x 97 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
Nov. 22, 2023
Pere Pruna. Character
Est: -
Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (21) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 24, 2023
PERE PRUNA OCERANS
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) Muñecas. Óleo sobre lienzo. Firmado y fechado en 1946. 100 x 73 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
Oct. 05, 2023
PERE PRUNA. A girl. (d)
Est: €2,500 - €2,800
Oil on canvas Signed 81x65 cm.
Balclis
Oct. 05, 2023
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (1904-1977). "FEMALE NUDE", 1930.
Est: €3,500 - €9,000
Oil on canvas stuck to board. Signed and dated. The paint layer is detached. 88 x 115 cm; 103 x 131 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Oct. 05, 2023
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (1904-1977). "ANNUNCIATION".
Est: €1,600 - €3,500
Oil on canvas. Relined. With small losses on the paint layer. 90 x 80 cm; 103 x 93 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Sep. 14, 2023
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Two brothers", 1969. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Two brothers", 1969. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 46 x 61 cm. Pere Pruna trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After starting to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he travelled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful one-man show at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev asked him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. From then on, he also worked on other musical works. In 1928 he won the second absolute prize at the Carnegie Institute exhibition in Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he won other awards such as the "Montserrat seen by Catalan artists" competition (1931) and the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna won it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine as a model. In response to the uproar, Pruna withdrew the prize, but the jury upheld its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, most notably his exhibition organised in London in 1937. His style, centred on a graceful, stylised female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento. Pere Pruna is represented in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the MNAC and the Montserrat Museum, as well as in important public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 14, 2023
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Reclining woman", 1969. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (Barcelona, 1904 - 1977). "Reclining Woman", 1969. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 97 x 146 cm. With great formal economy and an implacable chromatic sobriety, which in this oil painting is practically reduced to three colours, Pere Pruna succeeds in making us participants in the emotional imprint of his female portraits. Pruna's women are characterised by their simple elegance and a melancholy that safeguards their enigma. Pere Pruna trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. After beginning to exhibit in Barcelona when he was still very young, he travelled to Paris in 1921, where he was helped and guided by Picasso. In the French capital he held a successful one-man show at the Galerie Percier, and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, Max Jacob and others, with whom he founded the magazine "Philosophie" in 1924. Serge Diaghilev asked him to create the sets and costumes for the ballet "Les matelots" in 1925. From then on, he also worked on other musical works. In 1928 he won the second absolute prize at the Carnegie Institute exhibition in Pittsburg and later, on his return to Barcelona, he won other awards such as the "Montserrat seen by Catalan artists" competition (1931) and the Nonell Prize (1936). The latter was surrounded by controversy, because Pruna won it for his oil painting "El vi de Chios", for which he used a photograph published in a Parisian pornographic magazine as a model. In response to the uproar, Pruna withdrew the prize, but the jury upheld its decision. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity, most notably his exhibition organised in London in 1937. His style, centred on a graceful, stylised female figure, is based on the clear delicacy of the pink and "neoclassical" Picasso, and reveals a certain parallelism with the Italian Novencento. Pere Pruna is represented in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the MNAC and the Montserrat Museum, as well as in important public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 29, 2023
PERE PRUNA. A girl with a unicorn. (d)
Est: €900 - €1,080
Gouache on paper Signed On the back, a laber of Sala Parés. 60x46cm.
Balclis
Jun. 21, 2023
PERE PRUNA OCERANS (1904-1977). "GIRLS BY THE BALCONY", 1974.
Est: €250 - €350
Ink, gouache and crayons on paper. Signed and dated by pen. 24 x 31 cm; 40 x 47 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas