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Francisco Iturrino
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Francisco Iturrino
- Chulas (Women in the Countryside)
- signed F Iturrino lower right
- oil on canvas
- 57 by 76.5cm., 22½ by 30in.
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, Madrid, 27 February 1985, lot 56
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
The canvas has not been lined. Ultraviolet light reveals notably a circa 9 by 7cm area of restoration in the ladies' dresses in the lower right quadrant and some other minor scattered spots. There are scattered fine lines of craquleure, some of which may be unstable and could benefit from consolidation, and some small associated spots of paint flaking primarily in the lower-right quadrant.
Presented in a simple black-painted frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present painting was probably painted in Andalusia in the early 1900s, during one of Iturrino’s trips to the region.
Born in Santander and raised in Bilbao, Iturrino moved with his parents to Brussels, joining in 1890 the Académie St. Josse-ten-Noode. There he soon came into contact with Henri Evenopoel, who painted his portrait in 1899, and the same year, on Evenopoel’s recommendation, Iturrino joined La Libre Esthétique. It was in Paris, however, that Iturrino really flourished. There he met up with Picasso, who was ten years his junior. In the summer of 1901, Iturrino and Picasso held a joint exhibition at the gallery of the dealer Ambroise Vollard.
As Iturrino’s interest in colour developed, he became associated with Matisse, André Derain and the Fauves. It was in fact Iturrino who would introduce Matisse to Spain. Tall and distinguished, with a swarthy complexion and a full beard, in his early days in Paris Iturrino became known as the ‘Spaniard of Paris’. His strong northern Spanish mien and proud demeanour were not only captured by Picasso and Evenopoel, but also by Matisse and Derain, both of whom did portraits of Iturrino in 1914, the same year that Picasso did a further likeness of him in a Cubist style.
Born in Santander and raised in Bilbao, Iturrino moved with his parents to Brussels, joining in 1890 the Académie St. Josse-ten-Noode. There he soon came into contact with Henri Evenopoel, who painted his portrait in 1899, and the same year, on Evenopoel’s recommendation, Iturrino joined La Libre Esthétique. It was in Paris, however, that Iturrino really flourished. There he met up with Picasso, who was ten years his junior. In the summer of 1901, Iturrino and Picasso held a joint exhibition at the gallery of the dealer Ambroise Vollard.
As Iturrino’s interest in colour developed, he became associated with Matisse, André Derain and the Fauves. It was in fact Iturrino who would introduce Matisse to Spain. Tall and distinguished, with a swarthy complexion and a full beard, in his early days in Paris Iturrino became known as the ‘Spaniard of Paris’. His strong northern Spanish mien and proud demeanour were not only captured by Picasso and Evenopoel, but also by Matisse and Derain, both of whom did portraits of Iturrino in 1914, the same year that Picasso did a further likeness of him in a Cubist style.