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Vallfogona Festival Design: The Olive Harvest

Antoni Gaudí · 1879

A 1879 pen drawing by Gaudí designing a festival float for Vallfogona showing the olive harvest.

An early festival design drawing by Gaudí, signed by him, from before his architectural career took off.

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Pen drawing with handwritten title 'La recolecció del Oli' showing a procession: an ox-drawn cart with a decorated wagon carrying figures and foliage on the left, a man leading it, a group of figures in the center, and a decorated float with a tree on the right, signed in the lower right corner.
Antoni Gaudí, design for the Vallfogona festival float: The Olive Harvest, 1879.

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What it is

This is a pen drawing made by Antoni Gaudí in 1879 as a design for a festival parade float in Vallfogona. It shows an ox-drawn cart decorated with foliage, figures walking alongside, and another decorated float with a tree, under the handwritten title 'La recolecció del Oli' (the olive harvest).

Why it matters

Before Gaudí became known for his architecture, he took on varied design commissions, including decorations for local festivals. This drawing shows his early versatility and interest in ornament, costume, and procession, themes that later appeared in his architectural work.

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  • What details in the drawing suggest a festive, celebratory mood?
  • Why might a young architect take on a commission like designing a parade float?
  • What does the handwritten title tell you about how Gaudí recorded his own work?

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