Félix Artieda, esmaltista [Félix Artieda, enamellist]

Abstract

This article familiarises us with the life and artistic work of the Pamplona-born enamellist Félix Artieda (1900-1974). Trained in the tradition of a workshop which constructed, gilded and polychromed altarpieces, he studied in Pamplona with Javier Ciga and then at San Fernando in Madrid. He learnt the art of enamelling under Dr Victoriano Juaristi and at the Massana School in Barcelona. Most of his production is from the 1930s, when he worked, above all, using the champlevé technique. The themes of most of his works are religious, imitating medieval motifs, and from Basque folklore. Together with the above, a catalogue of twenty works in enamel by the artist, most of them previously unseen, is also presented.