JOSEP RENAU-MONTORO (1907-1982) SALA BLAVA / VALENCIA. 1929.
29 1/2x21 3/4 inches, 75x55 cm. Mirabet, Valencia.
Condition B+: sharp vertical and horizontal folds; creases in corners.
A rare image for one of the nuclei of Spain's avant-garde artistic community in the late 1920s and 30s. The Sala Blava was an exhibition hall and meeting place for artists. In addition to designing this poster, Renau was one of the artists to help found the group, and it was also his work that was exhibited at their first show. Contemporary photographs reveal the gallery's arches and timbered ceilings which Renau captures with elegant simplicity. It is one of the earliest posters for the salon, as it only opened in 1929. previously unreferenced