Oil on canvas
Italy, 1880s
Juan Giménez (Jiménez) y Martín (1855-1901) - Catalan landscape and genre painter of the Roman School
Signed ‘Gimenez Martin Roma’ lower right
Label of the Newhouse Galleries, New York, on the backing cardboard
Dimensions: 60 x 103 cm
Gilt wooden stucco frame: 78 x 120.5 cm
Good condition
A typical genre scene of Giménez Martín. The current highest auction record for a similar painting by Giménez Martín is circa €45,000
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 34.000 Euro

Juan Giménez Martín's (1855-1901) paintings from the Rome period feature detailed representations influenced by the works of José Villegas Cordero (1844-1921) in the tradition of Mariano Fortuny (1838-1874) and the Catalan Orientalism. The Serenade - an open air music evening – is a recurring subject in the artist’s oeuvre.

Condition:

The painting appears in good condition, showing slight pressure marks from the stretcher, minor craquelure and tiny stains. The paint surface is slightly darkened; otherwise the colors appear still fresh and vivid. The varnish has been renewed. The inspection under UV light reveals small touch-ups in the area of ??the sky and major strokes of retouching in the foreground. The frame is minimally chipped. The size of the painting is 60 x 103 cm, while the frame measures 78 x 120.5 cm.



Comparative Literature:

González, C y Martí, M.: Pintores españoles en Roma (1850-1900), Barcelona 1996

Cien Años de Pintura en España y Portugal, Varios tomos, Ed. Antiqvaria, Madrid 1988

Pantorba, B.: Historia de las Exposiciones de BBAA, Madrid 1980

Benuete y Moret, A.: La pintura Española del siglo XIX, Madrid 1926

Ossorio y Bernard, M.: Galería Biográfica de Artistas Españoles del S. XIX

Juan Giménez (Jiménez) y Martín (1855-1901)

The Catalan artist Juán Giménez Martin studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, where he attended the classes of Federico de Madrazo, Carlos Luis de Ribera and Carlos de Haes. From 1882 to 1886 he was a scholar at the Academia Española de Bellas Artes in Rome. During this time, he also visited Florence, Naples and Venice and focused on landscapes. In 1876, he returned to Madrid and participated in the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes. His genre scenes were repeatedly awarded and can be found, for instance, at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Madrid. (cko)

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