Josep Cruañas
Spain, 1942
Artist's works
Artist Profile
Mercado en Venecia
Nevado
Introduction and Experience
Josep Cruañas (b. 1942, Girona, Spain) is a distinguished Spanish painter whose work occupies an evocative space between Impressionism and abstraction. Trained in Barcelona at the Reial Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc, he was deeply influenced by the Catalan Cubist painter Joan Sibecas, from whom he developed a refined mastery of structural composition.
Renowned for his atmospheric landscapes, Cruañas captures the humid, mist-laden essence of European urban and maritime scenes. His signature style is marked by a subdued tonal palette and fluid, layered brushwork through which light and form dissolve into suggestive impressions. Drawing on his early background in graphic design, he transforms everyday reality into poetic, immersive environments that transcend the ordinary.
With a prolific career spanning over five decades, Cruañas has presented more than 70 solo exhibitions and participated in over 80 group shows. His work is held in museum collections and represented by prestigious galleries across Spain, Europe, and the United States.
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
N.D.
Contemporary Art Museum of Montevideo—Montevideo, Uruguay
Artistes Espanyols— National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
Museum Martinez Lozano—Llançà, Spain
Bolivariano Museum of Modern Art—Bogotá, Colombia
Tossa de Mar Painting Museum (Reial Cercle Artístic)—Girona, Spain
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
50 Anys de Pintura (50 Years of Painting) —Sala Rusiñol, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
2012
Oils and Watercolors —Palacio de la Audiencia, Soria, Spain
2011
Watercolors —Museum of Watercolors, Llançà, Spain
N.D.
Peña La Punyalada —Madei Sala d’Art, Barcelona, Spain
Contemporary Spanish Painters —Iberia, Johannesburg, South Africa
Tribute to Picasso —Galeria La Galera, Reus, Spain
Tribute to the Painter Sanjua —Galeria AB, Granollers, Spain
1ª Mostra de 10 Pintors Catalans Contemporanis —Montevideo, Uruguay
1ª Mostra de Pintors Catalans —Arte Inversión, León, Spain
Crucero Catalonia 82 —Círculo Catalán, Madrid, Spain
XIII Saló de Maig —Galeria Anquin’s, Reus, Spain
Tribute to Xavier Cugat —Barcelona, Spain
Artestany-92 —Girona, Spain
Homage to La Punyalada —Galeria Arnau, Barcelona, Spain
Oils and Watercolors —De Schildercamer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Galeria Mundi Art—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Grifé & Escoda—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Anquin’s—Reus, Spain
Galeria Juan Gris—Madrid, Spain
Galeria Grup S.A.—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Deusto—Bilbao, Spain
Galeria Bonanova—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Dera—Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Galeria Prisma—Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Galeria Aryce—Castelló, Spain
Galeria El Centauro—Sitges, Spain
Galeria Art Farners—Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain
Galeria Sant Lluc—Olot, Spain
Galeria Almirall—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria La Pinacoteca—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Subex—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Laietana—Barcelona, Spain
Mitre Gallery—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Palau de Caramany—Girona, Spain
Sala d’exposicions Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Terra—Castellón, Spain
Galeria Kreisler—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Comas—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Dama—Calafell, Spain
Sala d’exposicions Caja de Ahorros del Penedés—Igualada, Spain
Galeria de Arte Castro—A Coruña, Spain
Galeria Novecento—Vigo, Spain
Club Nàutic—Cambrils, Spain
Galeria Kreisler—Madrid, Spain
Galeria Tramontán—Palamós, Spain
Galeria El Carme—Vic, Spain
Galeria Clariana—Vic, Spain
Sala d’Art L’Antiquari—Tarragona, Spain
Sala Vayreda—Olot, Spain
Galeria Palafrugell Art—Palafrugell, Spain
Galeria Atelier—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria El Claustre—Girona, Spain
Galeria Buigas—Cerdanyola, Spain
Galeria Parc—Les Escaldes, Andorra
Galeria L’Arcada—Blanes, Spain
Sala Clará—Olot, Spain
Galeria Intel•lecte—Sabadell, Spain
Sala Güell—Barcelona, Spain
Fundació Privada Catalana d’Art Contemporani—Barcelona, Spain
Espinelves—Barcelona, Spain
Galeria Rainbow—Sitges, Spain
Aula de Cultura Caixa de Penedès Fòrum Berger—Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
Galeria A. Cortina—Barcelona, Spain
Palau de l’Audiencia—Soria, Spain
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
Alexander Gallery—Atlanta, USA
Thornwood Gallery—Houston, USA
2012
Oils and Watercolors —Sala Rusiñol, Sant Cugat del Vallès, SpainSelected Alexander Gallery—Atlanta, USA
2011
Palacio de la Audiencia—Soria, Spain
De Schildercamer—Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009
Galeria Comas—Barcelona, Spain
2008
Galeria El Claustre—Girona, Spain
Art al Set—Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Galeria Intel•lecte—Sabadell, Spain
Sala Rusiñol—Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
Collections
Museums & Institutional Collections
- Selected museum collections across Spain.
Private Collections
- Private collections worldwide.