Jorge Rollán Lahoz

Barcelona, 1940

His artistic training in Barcelona included the Arts and Crafts School (where he was taught by Barrenechea and García Morales), the Sant Lluch Circle, and classes at the Royal Arts Circle, an institution which granted him a scholarship to further his studies in France, Holland, Italy and Belgium.

For a long time, the main focus of his work was the feminine figure in a pensive position, reflecting, verging on melancholy, as in “Desnudo de joven con flores“ (Young Nude with Flowers) which he made in 1988 for the UEE calendar. Many of these works are reminiscent of Dalí in his early years, because of the blue tones and geometric shapes. According to critics, in his paintings “... The tonality of flesh acquires those peculiar subtle nuances of marble exposed to fresh air for a long time. This, and the somewhat eastern physiognomy, hermetic in expression, affords the figures a note of timelessness, distance, mysterious origin, which sets them apart from any sensual impregnation to acquire that symbolic status …”

Over time, the leading figures of his paintings became harlequins in various colour ranges and geometrical cubism which might recall the work of Santander-born María Blanchard.

Since he first became known in the sixties, Jorge Rollán has held a number of individual exhibitions throughout Spain and in some of the leading venues on the international circuit, including Rome, Montecarlo and Miami.

1988 Jorge Rollán Young nude with flowers Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm.