Emilia Coranty [Llurià] de Guasch

Emilia Coranty de Guasch was the first woman that alongside Francisca San Benet de Montbrió enrolled in the La Lonja School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona during the academic year 1885-1886. In her second year of studies, she was awarded a travel scholarship for educational purposes which enabled her to visit Italy for four months. This scholarship was extended for another year. During her time in Italy, she met her future husband, who was on a study scholarship in Rome too. After studying in Barcelona and Madrid, she spent some time studying abroad accompanied by the painter Luisa Vidal.

Alongside Mary Cassatt, Rosa Bonheur, Lea Mesritt, and other contemporary artists, she participated in the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, which featured a pavilion exclusively dedicated women artists designed by the architect Sophie Hayden. She was awarded the silver medal at this event. Emilia was married to the painter Francisco Guasch Homs, the curator of the Museu de Belles Arts de Barcelona (as taken from Diccionari Biogràfic de Dones, ad vocem).

She lived in Paris, Valls, and Barcelona, continually engaging in artistic activities. She was a drawing and painting teacher for girls at the Higher School of Women. Critics often labeled her work as feminine because she painted flowers and still life, though her work was significant in Catalonia due to its connection with the textile industry. In 1944 she passed away after bequeathing her tower and various assets to create the Guasch-Coranty Awards for the best female students in her field, leading to the establishment of a foundation that still exists today.
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