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Vol. 7. Issue 2.
Pages 135-136 (March - April 2011)
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Vol. 7. Issue 2.
Pages 135-136 (March - April 2011)
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Manolo Hugué: from sculpture to painting due to arthritis
Manolo Hugué: de la escultura a la pintura a causa de la artritis
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María Antonia Poua,
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, César Díaz-Tornéb, Valderilio F. Azevedoc
a EAP Encants, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
b Unitat de Reumatologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau i SAP dreta, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
c Rheumatology Section, Hospital de Clínicas-Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
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There are several artists that have suffered rheumatic diseases. Even then, they continued their creative activity. Paul Klee suffered from systemic sclerosis, Dufy and Renoir suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and Gaudí and Boticelli had systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The famous noucentism sculptor, Manolo Hugué, presented chronic polyarthritis that suggested rheumatoid arthritis. Although he underwent several treatments, such as hydrotherapy or diathermic therapy, he had to stop sculpting. Using the chisel was too painful for his hands. He began, then, painting and composing poetry.

Keywords:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Manolo Hugué
Sculpture
Disability
Resumen

Son varios los artistas que, a pesar de haber sufrido enfermedades reumáticas, han proseguido de una manera u otra su actividad creadora. Paul Klee padeció una esclerosis sistémica, Raoul Dufy y Renoir padecieron artritis reumatoide y Gaudí y Boticelli sufrieron una artritis crónica juvenil. El destacado escultor noucentista Manolo Hugué presentó a los 55 años una poliartritis crónica compatible con una artritis reumatoide. A pesar de realizar diversos tratamientos, como la hidroterapia o la diatermia, debió abandonar parcialmente la escultura para dedicarse a la pintura y la poesía. El uso del cincel le hacía mucho daño en las manos.

Palabras clave:
Artritis reumatoide
Manolo Hugué
Escultura
Discapacidad
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