Anglada-Camarasa once told the Argentine poet Adán Diehl of a place where the mountains meet the sea, and
every evening, as the sun goes down, the painters put down their brushes to applaud.
He meant the Bay of Pollença. This is the story of who came to that bay, from how far, and how long they stayed —
the long tide of arrivals that turned a fishing village into an artists' colony.
The space — arrivals on the bay
Arc length traces distance travelled — a short hop from Barcelona, an ocean crossing from Buenos Aires and Nicaragua.
Tap any artist below to light their route.
The time — who was on the island, and when
1838The Romantic Myth
first arrival resident visit / intermittent stay departure or death on the island