Sculpture Journal
Spanish sculptors and the Paris ‘Salon culture’, 1880–1914: the case of Miguel Blay y Fábrega
Abstract
This article analyses the relocation of Spanish sculptors to Paris at the turn of the twentieth century, and explores how they created their artistic identity while negotiating between an international system dominated by the Paris Salons and their local audience. Sixty-eight Spanish sculptors, among whom were Miguel Blay y Fábrega, José Clará, Joaquim Claret, Augusto Agero and Julio Gónzalez, participated in the Salons between 1880 and 1914. Spanish sculptors integrated into the Parisian