Joan Hernández Pijuan (1931–2005) was a Spanish painter, draftsman, and printmaker born in Barcelona, where he also died. He studied at the Escola d’Arts i Oficis de la Llotja and the Escola Superior de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi in Barcelona. From 1976 he taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Barcelona, becoming Professor of Painting in 1989 and Dean of the faculty in 1992.
Hernández Pijuan’s work explores the relationship between landscape, memory, and abstraction. Rooted in the sparse landscapes of Catalonia, his paintings reduce natural forms to fields of muted colour, delicate lines, and subtle marks. Working across painting, drawing, and printmaking, he developed a restrained visual language in which silence, light, and spatial perception become central elements.
Throughout his career, Hernández Pijuan represented Spain at major international exhibitions and received numerous distinctions, including the Spanish National Prize for Plastic Arts. His work has been the subject of important retrospectives at institutions including MACBA in Barcelona and continues to be held in major public and private collections, confirming his position as one of the leading figures of contemporary Spanish painting.
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