09/10/2026
Mark Lague's Sagrada Família reflects the combination of careful draftsmanship and painterly experience that shaped the artist's career. His early training emphasized drawing as the foundation of his practice, while his years as a background designer and art director in Montreal’s animation industry gave him a strong understanding of composition, perspective, and the visual structure of a scene. Those skills carry naturally into his architectural paintings, where buildings are not simply recorded, but interpreted through light, atmosphere, and brushwork.
Few architectural subjects carry the history of the Sagrada Família. Construction began in 1882, and more than 140 years later, Antoni Gaudí’s extraordinary vision is still being brought to completion. The basilica was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010, while this year, Pope Leo XIV returned to Barcelona to commemorate the centenary of Gaudí’s death and bless the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ. Yet even with the completion of all six central towers, the Sagrada Família remains unfinished, with the monumental Glory façade still to be completed. Laguë’s painting captures the structure at one point in this remarkably long history, offering a view of a building that has evolved across generations and continues to change before the world’s eyes.
Sagrada Família is currently available through Rehs Contemporary. For pricing and acquisition information, please contact the gallery directly.
Mark Lagüe
Sagrada Família
Oil on panel
30 x 24 inches
Signed
$9,500.00