Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

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Raimundo de Madrazo
File:El pintor Raimundo de Madrazo, por Federico Madrazo.jpg
Raimundo Madrazo y Garreta, by Federico de Madrazo
Born Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
1841
Rome, Italy
Died 15 September 1920 (aged 78 or 79)
Versailles, France
Nationality Spanish
Education Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
École des Beaux-Arts
Known for Painting
Movement Realism 
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Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Rome 1841 – Versailles 1920) was a 19th-century Spanish realist painter. He was the son and student Federico Madrazo, brother-in-law of the great Mariano Fortuny and grandson José de Madrazo. Some of his works are on display at some of Europe's greatest and most prestigious museums.

Biography

He studied painting under his father, Federico de Madrazo, and at the School of the Beaux Arts in Madrid[citation needed]. He was born in Rome, but after 1860 he lived mostly in Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Léon Cogniet, and eventually established a studio. His remarkable technical ability made him a highly successful portrait and genre painter in a Salon style.

As an artist of international standing he commanded premium prices for his work. His $2,000 fee for painting Secretary Root from

  • Paintings
  • Raimundo de Madrazo - Portrait of Federico de Madrazo Painting - Google Art Project.jpg

    Raimundo de Madrazo's painting his father

  • La Toilette

  • Raimondo Madrazo - Fond Memories.jpg

    Fond Memories

  • Raimundo Madrazo - The Reluctant Mistress.jpg

    The Reluctant Mistress

  • RAIMUNDO DE MADRAZO Y GARRETA - Después del baño (Museo del Prado, Madrid, c. 1895).jpg

    Después del baño

  • MADRAZO The Bouquet.jpg

    The Bouquet

  • Raimundo Madrazo - La lectura.jpg

    The lecture

  • Raimundo Madrazo - Hot Chocolate.jpg

    Hot Chocolate

  • Raimundo Madrazo - Salida del baile de máscaras.jpg

    A charriot

References

  • Portús Pérez, J. (2004). The Spanish Portrait: from El Greco to Picasso. London: Scala. ISBN 978-1-85759-374-7

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