There stood a red brick building.  With spires and heavily decorated windows, it was towering above plane trees at the corner of city streets.  It would be a surprise if a castle-like building suddenly appeared in the middle of a city, but this is Barcelona, the city of Art Nouveau-style architecture.

This one is actually an apartment building, called "Casa de les Punxes" by Modernism architect Puig i Cadafalch.  In a district called Eixample, just outside Barcelona's Old Town, this and many other buildings of Art Nouveau-style can be seen.  Why so many?  I kept wondering...  To find an answer, maybe I need to explore more to reach deeper into the soul of this interesting city.

Barcelona, Spain VII

A larger image of this painting is available on request.

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25 in. (on 12 x 9 in. paper)
Mat/Frame: No
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