Manolo Hugué

Manolo Hugué seen by Ramon Casas, portrait conserved at MNAC. Manuel Martinez Hugué (29 April 1872 – 17 November 1945), better known simply as Manolo Hugué or Manolo, was a Spanish sculptor in the noucentisme movement. Although a friend of Pablo Picasso, his style was much closer to that of Aristide Maillol. the son of a general who soon abandoned his child to go fight in the Ten Years' War, He was one of Picasso’s closest friends at the Bateau Lavoir, together with people like Guillaume Apollinaire and Max Jacob.

In Paris, Manolo mostly worked on small sculptures and on jewellery to make a living. Some of his jewelry was retailed by A. Arnould. He was married to Jeanne de Rochette, known as Totote, Both Rosita and Totote were drawn in pencil by Picasso in 1954.

In 1910, together with Frank Burty Haviland and Déodat de Séverac he went to Céret, soon followed for short or long periods by most of the Cubist artists, including Picasso, Georges Braque, Max Jacob and Juan Gris. He installed himself in the cloister bought by Burty Haviland, where Picasso took over the first floor.

He was supported by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler from 1912 until 1933, and participated in the 1913 Armory Show.