Luis Bagaría, Barcelona, 1882 – La Habana, 1940

Luis Bagaría, Barcelona, ​​1882 – Havana, 1940
The new minister of war
Sánchez = When Ab -  del Krim finds out  dies of fright… (Caricature by José Sánchez Guerra), ink on paper, 44 x 26 cm. Made in 1922. With the inscription of the title handwritten by the author himself.
Surely it is an original for a vignette of the magazine El Sol.

Self-taught cartoonist, his work focuses on the satirical representation of the characters of the society and politics of his time. His work as a caricaturist premiered at the Sala Parés in 1903, being a starting point for his subsequent collaboration in Catalan publications such as La Tomasa or La Tribuna in Barcelona.

After a period in prison for his involvement in the general strike of 1917 and a tour of America, he will participate in the magazine España for which he will make a series of color covers. The innovation in his way of treating caricature and the content of strong political and social criticism would earn him his participation in the Iberian Exhibition in 1925, being a figure appreciated by avant-garde artists. The decade of the twenties was very important for his career with a large volume of publications mainly in the magazine El Sol.

This caricature is related to the appointment of José Sánchez Guerra as minister of war. The pictorial treatment of the tail of the helmet stands out, made with long and thick brushstrokes, contrasting with the characteristic drawing of the author. The horse, which looks like a toy, has a clear avant-garde air.