RICARD MARTà AGUILÓ (Barcelona, 1868 - 1936).
"Female portrait.
Oil on panel.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Size: 36 x 27 cm; 58,5 x 50 cm (frame).
Ricardo Martí Aguiló offers us a female portrait of great subtlety and sophistication, starring a lady. Martí Aguiló works with the Castilian theme, which was very successful at the time, to show his talent in small details such as the hairstyle or the large yellow gold earrings and necklace that adorn the lady.
Ricard Martí trained at the Escuela de la Lonja in Barcelona and in the studio of his father, the painter Ramon Martí Alsina. He held several exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions, and took part in various artistic competitions, such as the Barcelona International Exhibition of 1929. He won a gold medal at the "Plants and Flowers" exhibition (1895), a bronze medal at the Barcelona Exhibition of 1896, and a second medal at the Spanish National Exhibition held in Mexico in 1910. He also taught drawing and painting in the town of Grecia. He specialised in painting still lifes and vases, but also produced portraits and marine paintings. He is currently represented in various private collections.