Fidel Aguilar Marcó: A Sculptor Forged in Girona’s Artistic Spirit Fidel Aguilar Marcó (1894 – 1917) remains a tragically brief but powerfully resonant figure in the annals of early twentieth-century Spanish sculpture. Born in Girona, Catalonia, Aguilar possessed an innate talent for shaping wood into evocative forms—a craft that would define his artistic output and solidify his place as one of the most promising young sculptors emerging from Spain during its Belle Époque period. Despite succumbing to tuberculosis at just 22 years old, Aguilar’s legacy persists through a handful of remarkabl…