The gallery presents an exhibition that brings together two artists separated by a century yet united by the same pictorial impulse: Francesc Gimeno (1858–1927) and Jaime Súnico (b. 1963). Two creators who understand painting as a radical act of truth, matter, and emotion.
Francesc Gimeno, a singular figure in turn-of-the-century Catalan painting, stands out for the realist force of his portraits and landscapes. His intense self-portraits, intimate family scenes, and views of Tibidabo or Torroella reveal an honest and profound gaze, the mark of a true painter of character. His material, visceral approach connects with a lineage that spans from late Rembrandt to Lucian Freud.
Jaime Súnico, a contemporary Barcelona-based artist, continues this legacy with a spatula-driven painting in which colour becomes volume and energy. His portraits, built through dense layers, capture the inner life of his sitters —from Montserrat monks to figures from his personal sphere— and convey a compelling visual intensity. Like Gimeno, Súnico often turns to self-portraiture as a space of truth and confrontation.
This exhibition brings the two artists face to face, showing how, through different languages and eras, they share the same idea: painting as a pure, courageous, and essential gesture. A celebration of the subversive force of painting, from early-20th-century Catalonia to contemporary Barcelona.
