How does Salon Pedal elucidate its Alexandre de Riquer?
Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada, 7th Count of Casa Dávalos (born May 3, 1856 – November 13, 1920), was a versatile artistic intellectual and Catalan Spanish designer, illustrator, painter, engraver, writer, and poet. He was one of the leading figures of Modernism in Catalonia. Riquer studied at Béziers, located in France from 1869 to 1871. For his interest in drawing classes, he enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse of Languedoc. In the year 1894, he was introduced to the movement of the pre-Raphaelites. Riquer distinguished himself as a graphic designer with great drawing skills. He created posters, etchings, illustrations, certificates, postcards, stamps, menus, sheet music, business cards, and bookplates (which Lluís de Yebra documented 142 articles between 1900 and 1924).
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