Artist Info: Narcisa Freixas

Narcisa Freixas i Cruells (13 December 1859 – 20 December 1926) was a Catalan sculptor, painter and composer. She was born in Sabadell, Barcelona, the daughter of Pere Freixas Sabater. She first studied painting and sculpture with Modest Urgell i de Torcuato Tasso, however she developed an interest in music and began the study of piano with Juan Bautista Pujol. She married Miquel Petit, a doctor who died soon afterward, and she also lost her daughter at a young age. [read more...]