Mariano Alonso Pérez y Villagrosa

Price range: (> 50 000 zł)

A lovely, vibrant, joyful genre scene. In the foreground we see a group of young women laughing in extremely colorful costumes. Their hands, raised up in the direction of the courier, suggest that they were impatiently waiting for the correspondence provided by the courier. A man teasing them raises his letters high above his head. The whole incident is watched with a little amusement by the nearby residents and casual passers-by. This compact, cheerful composition is characterized by a wealth of unusually warm colors. The signature is placed in the bottom left: "Alonso Perez." The canvas and painted are in good condition. Perfectly matched frame.

About the artist: (1857 Zaragoza-1930 Madrid) Painter of Spanish origin. He began his artistic education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zaragoza. He then moved to Madrid where he continued his studies at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving. He also travelled to Rome to improve his watercolor skills. In 1889 he moved to Paris where he lived with his brother Luis Alonso, a composer by education. It was Paris that made the artist famous and allowed him to live a prosperous life. It was there that he created works in the style of Louis XVI, which the artist sold for considerable profit. After 1910, Villagrosa's artistic output turned to social themes in his works. After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the artist decided to return to Spain and settled permanently in Madrid, where he died in 1930.

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