Emilio (Emi) Grau Sala (1911, Barcelona - 1975, Paris) was a Catalan painter. He studied at the Fine Art Academy of Barcelona and came to France in 1932. He was a famous colorist (oil painting, watercolor and pastel) and illustrator. In the French Salon "Comparaisons", he was a member of the group of Maurice Boitel. Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second most populous city in Spain. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Catalans are speakers of the Catalan language who are concentrated in the Catalonia region of Spain as well as other adjacent Mediterranean areas including Andorra, the Balearic Islands, and Catalunya Nord in France. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Mona Lisa, Oil on wood panel painting by Leonardo da Vinci La Donna Velata, painted in 1516, Oil on wood panel painting by Raphael Oil painting is done on surfaces with pigment ground into a medium of oil â especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. ... Carl Larsson, Crayfishing, watercolor, 1897 Watercolor is a painting technique using paint made of colorants suspended or dissolved in water. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Maurice Boitel, born July 31, 1919, in Tillières-on-Avre (county of Eure), is a French painter. ...