Featured Artists
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Pablo Picasso ┃ Figurative Drawing
Pablo Picasso is considered one of the most influential artists of the...
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Joan Hernández Pijuán ┃ Abstract work
One of the most prominent Spanish painters of the second half of...
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Glauco Capozzoli ┃ Surrealist Painting
The art of Uruguayan artist Glauco Capozzoli was forged and perfected over...
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Jan Van Der Loo ┃ Surrealist Work
Jan Van Der Loo (Bouchout, Belgium, 1908–1978) was a painter trained at...
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Pablo Serrano ┃ Sculpture and graphic work
A finalist at the Venice Biennale, finishing behind Giacometti, and the only...
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Juan Navarro Ramón ┃ Surrealist Work
Juan Navarro Ramón represented the Spanish Republic at the 1937 International Exposition...
Presentation
The story of Sala Gaudí begins in Barcelona in October 1971, when the gallery was inaugurated by Salvador Dalí and Gabriel García Márquez . From its inception, the project was conceived as a space dedicated to promoting dialogue between art, culture, and contemporary thought. Art critic Carlos Areán defined Sala Gaudí at the time as:
“The first gallery in Spain that coordinates a wide range of cultural activities aimed at improving human coexistence . ”
For over thirty years, Sala Gaudí presented exhibitions of some of the most influential artists in modern art, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Hans Hartung, Man Ray, and Henri Matisse. At the same time, the space hosted lectures, concerts, and literary events with leading figures in international culture such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Rafael Alberti, Julio Cortázar, and Gabriel García Márquez.
This dialogue between visual arts, literature and thought turned the gallery into one of the most active cultural spaces of its time.
Gaudifond today
Over five decades, the gallery has amassed a collection of more than 5,000 works, many of which have been featured in international exhibitions and art fairs in Europe, the United States, and Japan. The collection is particularly notable for its representation of modern Spanish and Latin American art, a central focus of the gallery's artistic identity.
After three generations dedicated to the art world, the project has evolved into Gaudifond, a gallery that combines tradition and a contemporary vision. Today, Gaudifond, with locations in Barcelona and Zaragoza, operates primarily as an online gallery, offering international access to a selection of its collection and facilitating direct contact with collectors and institutions. The gallery develops exhibition projects, offers consulting services for private collections, and maintains collaborations with other galleries, foundations, and cultural organizations.
Gaudifond's objective has remained the same since 1971: to bring modern and contemporary art closer to new generations of collectors and art lovers around the world.