Josep Sunol
Josep Sunol collected modern and contemporary art, mainly Catalan and Spanish avant-garde work alongside international names, across more than forty years. The Sunol Soler Collection includes more than 250 artists and covers work from 1915 to 2006. The Fundacio Sunol, which opened to the public in Barcelona in 2007, continues to show it after his death in 2019.
Artists named in the collection
Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Jaume Plensa, Antoni Tapies, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Man Ray, Alighiero Boetti, Alberto Giacometti
On record
- The foundation was created as a private non-profit in 2002.
- He received the Creu de Sant Jordi from the Generalitat de Catalunya in 2017.
- Fundacio Gloria Soler has co-managed the collection since 2020.
Questions
What does Josep Sunol collect?Josep Sunol collected modern and contemporary art, mainly Catalan and Spanish avant-garde work alongside international names, across more than forty years. The Sunol Soler Collection includes more than 250 artists and covers work from 1915 to 2006. The Fundacio Sunol, which opened to the public in Barcelona in 2007, continues to show it after his death in 2019.
Which artists are in the Josep Sunol collection?Cited sources name works by Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Jaume Plensa, Antoni Tapies, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Man Ray, Alighiero Boetti.
Can the public see the collection of Josep Sunol?Yes. Works are shown at Fundacio Sunol in Barcelona, Spain.
Sources
- Collection, Fundacio Sunol
- Josep Sunol Soler, Fundacio Sunol
- The Fundacio Sunol unveils a new exhibition with Miro, Plensa, Tapies, Dali, Warhol and Man Ray works, Catalan News, 2012
- Fundacio Sunol, Time Out Barcelona, 2018
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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