Josep Cusachs

José Cusachs y Cusachs (19 July 1851, Montpellier – 1908, Barcelona) was a Spanish soldier and painter.

Biography He was born in France, while his parents were travelling, but spent most of his life in the area between Barcelona and Mataró. In 1865, he enrolled at the "Academia Militar de Artillería" in Segovia, became a Captain, and fought in the Third Carlist War. He retired with the rank of Commander in 1882 to dedicate himself to art. His army experience was still an important part of his life, however, and his paintings were mostly on military subjects, especially the cavalry, due to his love for horses. He studied locally with Simó Gómez, and in Paris with Édouard Detaille, an expert on military art. A good selection of his illustrations may be found in Military Life in Spain by (Ramirez, 1888).

He died in 1908 (some sources say 1909) in Barcelona.

Selected paintings