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Joan Prats

1891 – 1970

Catalan arts promoter

Entrepreneur Art collector Cultural activist
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About Joan Prats

Lived 1891 – 1970 (aged 78–79). Joan Prats was a Spanish entrepreneur, art collector, cultural activist and hatter.

Joan Prats (Barcelona, 1891 – Barcelona, 1970) was a Catalan art promoter and a close friend of Joan Miró.

Life Joan Prats was born in 1891 to a family that sold hats. He was trained as an artist in the Llotja School, where he first met Joan Miró, who was also training there.

Prats organised exhibitions for leading Iberian artists including Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder and his good friend Miró. He was also associated with Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Josep Vicenç Foix and Joan Brossa.

Prats, together with rationalist architect Josep Lluis Sert and avant-garde photographer Joaquim Gomis, founded the ADLAN (Amics de l'Art Nou, i.e. Friends of New Art) association, which brought together a variety of different people interested in new trends in the arts. The association lasted from 1932 to 1936 and the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

Miró formed his foundation with Prats, which eventually led to the museum / exhibit hall in Barcelona known as Fundació Joan Miró. Prats admired Miró's ability to make things from found objects like those in The Caress of a Bird. Prats said: "When I take a stone, it is just a stone. When I grab a stone, it is a Miró."

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Important facts

Born
1891, Barcelona
Birth century
Died
1970, Barcelona
Nationality
Education
Escola de la Llotja, Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Joan Prats?

Catalan arts promoter (1891–1970)

When was Joan Prats born?

Joan Prats was born in 1891 in Barcelona.

When did Joan Prats die?

Joan Prats died in 1970 in Barcelona.

What was Joan Prats's occupation?

Joan Prats was an entrepreneur, art collector, cultural activist and hatter.

What nationality was Joan Prats?

Joan Prats was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joan Prats

· Wikidata: Q944209

· DBpedia: Joan Prats

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