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Ignacio ZuloagaEibar 1870 - 1945 MadridA Madrilenian woman
Oil on canvas94,5 x 82 cm ; 37 ¼ by 32 ¼ in.____________________________________________
Ignacio ZuloagaEibar 1870 - 1945 MadridUne madrilène
Huile sur toile94,5 x 82 cm ; 37 ¼ by 32 ¼ in.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact clemence.enriquez@sothebys.com Please note: Condition XVI of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. (Veuillez noter que l'Article XVI des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.)
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Collection Ignacio Zuloaga ;Par descendance au propriétaire actuel.LiteratureE. Lafuente-Ferrari, La vida y el arte de Ignacio Zuloaga Barcelona 1990, p. 526, no.696.____________________________________________
E. Lafuente-Ferrari, La vida y el arte de Ignacio Zuloaga Barcelone, 1990, p. 526, n° 696.ExhibitedLisbon, Palácio Foz, 20 años de pintura Española Contemporánea, April 1959, no.4 (titled Madrileña).____________________________________________
isbonne, Palácio Foz, 20 años de pintura Española Contemporánea, avril 1959, n° 4 (sous le titre Madrileña).Catalogue noteOriginally Basque, Ignacio Zuloaga settled in Paris in 1889 and studied in Eugène Carrière’s studio. He was lodging at this time with Santiago Rusiñol and Pablo Uranga and gathered around him a group of influential friends and acquaintances, including Ramon Casas, Edgar Degas Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Paul Gauguin and Auguste Rodin  Throughout his career, Zuloaga went backwards and forwards between France and Spain, for which he felt a particular fondness. Once his career was established – largely thanks to the support of the Galerie Georges Petit – and he was settled in Montmartre, married and a father, he worked in Paris in the winter and part of the summer and spent the rest of the year in Spain, in Madrid, Segovia or Eibar. This appealing Portrait of a Madrileña, whose cultural identity is clearly expressed, bears witness to the artist’s love of Spain, its traditions and its folklore. The model stands out against the artfully textured neutral background and her black clothing, whose transparent quality is subtly rendered, contrasting with the madrileña’s lightly bronzed flesh tones and red lips. ____________________________________________
D’origine basque, Ignacio Zuloaga s'installe à Paris en 1889 pour étudier dans l'atelier d'Eugène Carrière, à cette époque il loge chez Santiago Rusiñol et Pablo Uranga et se constitue un groupe d'amis et de connaissances influents, dont Ramon Casas, Edgar Degas Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Paul Gauguin ou encore Auguste Rodin  Au fur et à mesure de sa carrière Zuloaga effectue des allers et retours entre la France et l’Espagne, qu’il apprécie particulièrement, tant et si bien qu’une fois sa carrière établie, notamment grâce à l’appui de la Galerie Georges Petit, marié, père de famille et installé à Montmartre, il travaille à Paris l’hiver et une partie de l’été et le reste de l’année en Espagne à Madrid, Ségovie ou encore Eibar.  Ce séduisant Portrait d’une madrilène à l’identité culturelle marquée témoigne de l’amour de l’artiste pour l’Espagne, ses traditions et son folklore. Le modèle est mis en valeur par le fond neutre élégamment texturé et le vêtement noir dont le transparent est subtilement rendu, qui contrastent avec la carnation délicatement halée de la madrilène et le rouge de ses lèvres.