FRANCISCO MIRALLES SPANISH OIL PAINTING PARIS 1877

FRANCISCO MIRALLES SPANISH OIL PAINTING PARIS 1877

DETAILS: - ARTIST: Francisco Miralles Y Galup
- BIRTH: Spanish (1848-1901)
- TITLE: The Book
- MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
- SIGNED: F. Miralles Paris 1877 (ur)
- SIZES: 12-3/4 by 16-1/4 in. / 32.3 by 41.2 cm
- CONDITION: Very good to excellent. 93% original surface paint. 7% in-paint. Original canvas has been glued down to a newer canvas. European stretcher bars are original. Titled: 'The New Book' in an unknown hand on the verso.

****ADDITIONAL NOTES: Housed in a replacement gilt frame.

Provenance:
Private Collection, New Jersey (since circa 1950) Thence by descent to the present owners.

ARTIST BIO:
Francisco Miralles Y Gallup began as a student of Ramon Marti y Alsina in Barcelona. After studying at the Beaux Arts in Madrid until 1866, this Spanish painter moved and made Paris his permanent residence until 1897. He forged commercial relationships with a couple of Parisian dealers, including Enrique Gomez who was responsible for exporting a large quantity of his works to the United States.

He participated in a large range of exhibitions, including the 1866 Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Barcelona, the Salon and the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris from 1875-1896 and the Salon Pares, Barcelona of 1877. He won a silver medal at Dieppe in 1875, and another at Angouleme in 1877, and a gold medal at Montpellier in 1885.

In choosing subject matter, Miralles often looked to the bourgeoisie of the Second Empire for inspiration, and from that group, he often chose to paint women, especially fashionable young ladies.

Museum Collections Include:
Musee de Brest, Brest, France; Musee d'Art Moderne, Barcelona Dimensions: Condition Report: Very good to excellent. 93% original surface paint. 7% in-paint. Original canvas has been glued down to a newer canvas. European stretcher bars are original. Titled: 'The New Book' in an unknown hand on the verso. Housed in a replacement gilt frame.