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Joan de Llum, Catalan painter and printmaker. Born Els Saulons, April 5th, 1885. Died April 8th, 1980. Even as a six year old, he displayed a precocious talent. Under the guidance of landscape painter, Manuel Montenegro, Joan de Llum studied in Paris. When he returned to Catalunya, he converted the unused chapel on the family estate into a studio and lived the life of a hermit. Servants purchased his materials and supplied all his needs. He never saw his family. When he died, a few days after his 105th birthday, is was discovered that the artist had produced thousands of works. Seven paintings were shown for the first time at Heatherley School of Fine Art during July, 2010.