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Eusebi Planas i Franquesa (1833, Barcelona - 13 March 1897, Barcelona) [1] ) was a Catalan graphic artist, lithographer and watercolorist.
His family wanted him to study law, but his artistic inclinations prevailed, and he found work with a lithographer. He later enrolled at the Escola de la Llotja and took classes at a private academy. In 1849, he went to Paris to perfect his techniques, under the direction of Émile Lassalle . He soon began working for the art dealer and publisher, Adolphe Goupil, providing him with illustrations and lithographs of paintings. [2]
In 1854, a cholera epidemic made him decide to return to Barcelona, where he continued to produce illustrations; notably for The Three Musketeers and Les Misérables . He also made enhancements to photographs, as well as posters and flyers for public and private events. [2] In addition, he is credited with documenting notable feminine prototypes for beauty, in such works as Historia de Una Mujer (History of a Woman, 1880).
While being praised for certain images of women, he also became infamous for two series of erotic and pornographic scenes; El Noble Arte del Billar and El Noble Juego del Tresillo (Literally translated; "The Noble Art of Billiards" and "The Noble Game of Triplets"); issued anonymously. [3] Some satirical drawings were signed with the pseudonym "Felipó". [2]
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