OIL ON BOARD OF A WOMAN PLAYING GUITAR, SIGNED BY JOSÉ ECHENA (SPAIN 1845-1909)
Antique 19th Century painting of a woman playing a guitar, alongside her dog who is standing on its heind legs holding a beggers can. Painted by an artist of exceptional talent, José Ignacio Luis Echenagusia Errazquin, better known as José Echena, was one of the foremost Basque painters of the nineteenth century.
Reference Number: E9077
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century painting of a woman playing a guitar, alongside her dog who is standing on its heind legs holding a beggers can. Painted by an artist of exceptional talent, José Ignacio Luis Echenagusia Errazquin, better known as José Echena, was one of the foremost Basque painters of the nineteenth century.
Echena started his studies in Bayonne and, apart from a few years in Spain, spent the remainder of his life in Rome. When Echena turned to Orientalism, he concentrated on everyday life.
Harem scenes were amongst his favourite and he often depicted women relaxing on a terrace decorated with plants and flowers, listening to music and dancing. Working in both oils and to a lesser extent watercolours, his repertoire of subjects was varied ranging from genre and religious scenes to those depicting life in the Orient, which were all admired for their array of detail, depth of colour and fluidity of brushwork. By the late 1890's he was recognised as one of the most popular artists of the day, whose work was very much sought after and was bought many collectors including the English novelist Charles Dickens and various royal households.
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CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
With Frame:
Height: 63cm
Width: 47cm
Depth: 7cm
Inside:
Height: 42cm
Width: 26.5cm
