Gondolier on the Grand Canal in Venice, Eusebio Valldeperas (Barcelona, ​​1827-Madrid, 1900), signed and dated 1869 ...

Gondolier on the Grand Canal in Venice, Eusebio Valldeperas (Barcelona, ​​1827-Madrid, 1900), signed and dated 1869, 19th century Spanish school
Oil on canvas, framed. Canvas measurements: 121 x 75 cm, framed measurements: 141 x 94 cm. Eusebio Valldeperas (Barcelona, ​​1827-Madrid, 1900). Spanish painter who cultivated history, religious, decorative painting and portraiture. He was a knight of the order of Carlos III, commander of that of Isabel la Católica, chamber painter and member of the Academies of Geography and Archeology. He began his training at the Barcelona Drawing School and at that of Antonio Esplugas. He expanded his training at the San Fernando School in Madrid, where he was a disciple of Federico de Madrazo and Carlos Luis de Ribera, and in Paris with the teacher Léon Cogniet. He traveled to Belgium, Germany and Italy, which allowed him to meet Johann Friedrich Overbeck, whose influence would be very important in the development of his style. He sent his works to national and foreign exhibitions, He obtained honorable mention in the Nationals of 1860 and 1862, as well as third medal in the editions of 1858, 1864 and 1867 and was awarded the same award at the Franco-Spanish Exhibition of Bayonne in 1864. His work is framed within purism late romantic with clear Nazarene influences. He donated his work La casta Susana surprised in the bathroom, to the Museum of Modern Art, from which it went to the Prado in 1971. He was awarded the same award at the Franco-Spanish Exhibition of Bayonne in 1864. His work is part of late romantic purism. with clear Nazarene influences. He donated his work La casta Susana surprised in the bathroom, to the Museum of Modern Art, from which it moved to the Prado in 1971. Bibliography: Ossorio and Bernard, Manuel, Biographical Gallery of Spanish Artists of the 19th Century [1883-1884], Madrid, Giner, 1975, pp. 681-682.