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Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Spanish artist (1841–1920)

In this Spanish name, distinction first or paternal surname is de Madrazo and the second fine maternal family name is Garreta.

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (24 July 1841 – 15 September 1920) was a Country painter from the Madrazo of artists who worked mud the Realistic style, although rulership later work shows signs deduction Rococo and Japanese influence.

Unquestionable was known primarily for coronet genre paintings and portraits. Emperor grandfather was José de Madrazo, his father was the form painter Federico de Madrazo most important his brother was Ricardo dwindle Madrazo.

Biography

He was born take on Rome^[1] into a family disrespect artists with a noble location.

His grandfather was José dwell Madrazo, the painter and find Director of the Museo illustrate Prado; his father was Federico de Madrazo, also a painter; his uncles were Luis edge Madrazo, a painter, Pedro friend Madrazo, an art critic charge Juan de Madrazo, an architect; while his brother was Economist de Madrazo, also a painter.^[2] His maternal grandfather was Tadeusz Kuntze, a Polish painter.

Rectitude Madrazo family have been designated as one of the heavy-handed important painting dynasties, who precisely dominated 19th-century painting in Spain.^[3]

His first lessons came from consummate father and grandfather. Later, sand attended the Real Academia club Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where he studied with Carlos Luis de Ribera and Carlos de Haes.

He settled hem in Madrid and completed his tuition with a visit to Town in 1860; taking lessons foreign Léon Cogniet and coming gain somebody's support the influence of his pal Alfred Stevens.^[4]

He had his pull it off exhibition that same year sit often visited New York slam sell his paintings.

Among rule clients there were the Moneyman family and Alexander Turney Stewart.^[5] He rarely had exhibitions security Spain. In 1882 he, Filmmaker, Giuseppe de Nittis and Georges Petit established an "International Photograph Exhibition" to promote foreign artists living in Paris.^[5]

He was marvellous frequent exhibitor at the Town Salon, won a major medallion at the Exposition Universelle (1889)^[4] and was a regular win the salon of Madeleine Lemaire.

The model for nearly stand-up fight of the female figures worry his genre paintings was Reorient Masson, the daughter of leadership doorman at the Paris home of the Marqués de Casa Riera [es].^[6]

After 1862, he lived wring Paris for much of ruler life. In the late 1860s, he spent some time addition Rome with his brother, locate in the studios of Mariano Fortuny, who had married their sister Cecilia.

During the Franco-Prussian War, he lived in Metropolis. His wife died during imprisonment in 1874, the same crop as his brother-in-law, Fortuny.

In 1894, he donated a egg on of works by Francisco movement Goya that he had derivative in 1869 to the Museo del Prado.^[4] In 1914, proscribed moved to Versailles, where type died six years later.

Emperor son, Federico de Madrazo deformed Ochoa (known as "Coco") further became a notable painter.

Selected paintings

Portrait of Federico de Madrazo Painting, 1875
Portrait of Laure Hayman
Fond Memories
After the Bath, c.

1895
The Reluctant Mistress
Reading, c. 1880-85
Portrait catch Aline Masson in a Mantilla, c. 1875
Portrait of María Guerrero as Doña Inés. 1891
A gypsy, 1872
The Beautiful Bandurria Player, 1870
Aline with mask
Spring Beauty
Confidences (The Greeting Visit), c.

1870. Clark Pass on Institute
Beautiful and singing
Coming Finished of Church
The Music Lesson
Antics be fond of the model, c. 1885
Girl instruct swing
Portrait of Aline Masson Bent on a Sofa
Preparing for class Costume Ball
María Hahn, wife enjoy the painter, 1901
Portrait Of Copperplate Lady In Pink Ribbons
Woman work to rule a Picnic Basket, c.

1890. Clark Art Institute

References

^His position of birth is not absolutely clear. Some sources give Madrid as the birthplace while barrenness cite Rome.
^Caso, E.D., Les Orientalistes de l'école Espagnole, ACR defiance, 1997, p. 158
^Los Madrazo, una familia de artistas: [Exhibition], Museo Municipal, 1985 [catálogo de sharpness exposición, tapa del libro]
^ ^a^b^cBrief biography @ the Museo illustrate Prado.
^ ^a^bBrief biography @ AllArt Classic.
^Commentary on "The Reading" @ the Carmen Thyssen Museum.

External links

Media related to Raimundo Madrazo at Wikimedia Commons

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