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Ricard Capmany

Decorator and painter
Canet de Mar (1873) - (1)

A painter, especially of landscapes, who presented works at the Barcelona Exhibitions of 1894, 1895 and 1896.
Although he was a painter, he is most famous for being the decorator of the Torino café (1902; Passeig de Gràcia, 18; no longer in existence) and the Petit Torino (1916; Escudellers, 8; now the Grill Room), with part plans by the architects J. Puig i Cadafalch, P. Falqués and A. Gaudí. He also worked with his father-in-law, the architect L. Domènech i Montaner, on the renovation of Castell de Santa Florentina in Canet de Mar (1907-1909).

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