NICHOLAS ANGELO
FINE ART

Francesc Coradel Cugat - (1893 - 1981) - Spanish - California

 Fabulous circa 1935-1945 original oil on canvas by well listed early California artist, Francesc Coradel Cugat (1893-1981).  Courtesy of Edan Hughes:  Painter. Born in Barcelona, Spain on May 24, 1893. Cugat studied art in France at Rheims and at Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. During the 1920s he had residences in both Spain and Hollywood, CA. His symbolic paintings of landscapes, portraits, and towns, which were exhibited in Spain, Hollywood, and New York, were well received by the press in the 1920s. He died in Westport, CT in July 1981. He was the brother of band leader, Xavier Cugat, and the husband of artist Ruth C. Wadler. Member: Painters & Sculptors of LA. Exh: Stendahi's (LA), 1924, 1926; Andersen Galleries (NYC), 1929; Little Gallery (San Diego), 1929; EastWest Gallery (SF), 1929; Gallery of Modern Art (NYC), 1942. LA Times, 1-17-1926; PF; SCA; SF Chronicle, 7-21-1919, p.5.  Cugat was a member of the Salons of America and was exhibited widely through them. 

  Verso handwritten on the stretcher bars is "Sleeping (Waiting) Elephant", CA, Francesc Coradel Cugat.  The custom plein air style frame is a very heavy solid wood and gesso.

Image Size: 23" X 18" - Framed to 36 1/4" X 31"

Signed & Titled - Rear Stretcher Bar

Titled: "Sleeping (Waiting Elephant, CA) - Signed