Emília Coranty Llurià (after marriage, Emília Coranty de Guasch; February 19, 1862 – February 18, 1944) was a Spanish painter and drawing teacher connected with Barcelona and Valls.
Biography
Emília Coranty Llurià was born in Barcelona. She acquired artistic training at a drawing school of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona, at the Escola de la Llotja (1885-1887), and at the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi (1886-1888). During a study trip to Rome, she met her future husband, the painter Francesc Guasch (1888-1923). The couple married in 1888, and Emília presented some of her works at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition.
The following year, she moved to Paris, and then went to exhibitions all over the world. In 1893, she was awarded the silver medal, of the women's pavilion at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where she exhibited alongside Mary Cassatt and Rosa Bonheur. In 1895, she exhibited at the .
She served as a teacher at the Escola de la Llotja and campaigned all her life for women to have quality artistic training.
Death and legacy Emília Coranty Llurià died the day before her 82nd birthday in Barcelona, February 18, 1944, and is buried in the cemetery of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, alongside her husband.
Her work is held at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya and at the Museo del Prado.
The Foundation Guasch Coranty, created in Barcelona under Coranty's leadership, continues to be active in the arts.
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