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BALDOMERO GALOFRE JIMÉNEZ (Reus, Tarragona, 1849 - Barcelona, 1902). El cortejo" ("Courtship"). Oil on panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Slight faults in the frame. Measurements: 50 x 34 cm; 74 x 55 cm (frame). A horseman has stopped under the balcony of a lady to invite her to go out. She, wrapped in a white silk mantilla, turns her back to us when answering the call. The courting scene is set in a meadow of lush vegetation, which even climbs up the wall of the house, embellishing its façade. In the distance, the white houses of an Andalusian village can be made out. The canvas is painted with lively, precious brushstrokes, capable of bringing out the qualities of each detail and at the same time giving an overall impression: flashes of light, mossy surfaces, satin garments, etc. The succession of shots is magnificent. The succession of planes appears magnificently constructed in depth through a subtle and naturalistic tonal gradation. Baldomero Galofre began his training at the La Lonja School in Barcelona, where he was a pupil of Martí Alsina, and later completed his studies in Madrid. He became known in 1866 at the Fine Arts Exhibition in Barcelona, where he took part again in 1870, and in 1868 he took part in the Aragonese Exhibition in Saragossa with landscapes and studies. In 1874 he obtained a grant to further his studies in Rome, where he lived for ten years. There he attended the Accademia Chigi and the Circulo Internacional de Arte and met Mariano Fortuny in the last months of his life, following the stylistic guidelines of his compatriot. On his return to Barcelona in 1884 he held a personal exhibition which was very well received; Narciso Oller praised his great naturalism and showed him as an example against history painting. Four years later, in a new individual exhibition, this time in Madrid, one of his works was acquired by the Queen Regent. In 1903, in a special room in the Barcelona Museum, Galofre presented an important exhibition of his work. He developed a luminous, detailed style and painted landscapes and popular scenes in the style of Fortuny. He was also an extraordinary draughtsman. He is currently represented in the MACBA and the Museum of Art and History of Reus, among other public and private collections.
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BALDOMERO GALOFRE JIMÉNEZ (Reus, Tarragona, 1849 - Barcelona, 1902). El cortejo" ("Courtship"). Oil on panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Slight faults in the frame. Measurements: 50 x 34 cm; 74 x 55 cm (frame). A horseman has stopped under the balcony of a lady to invite her to go out. She, wrapped in a white silk mantilla, turns her back to us when answering the call. The courting scene is set in a meadow of lush vegetation, which even climbs up the wall of the house, embellishing its façade. In the distance, the white houses of an Andalusian village can be made out. The canvas is painted with lively, precious brushstrokes, capable of bringing out the qualities of each detail and at the same time giving an overall impression: flashes of light, mossy surfaces, satin garments, etc. The succession of shots is magnificent. The succession of planes appears magnificently constructed in depth through a subtle and naturalistic tonal gradation. Baldomero Galofre began his training at the La Lonja School in Barcelona, where he was a pupil of Martí Alsina, and later completed his studies in Madrid. He became known in 1866 at the Fine Arts Exhibition in Barcelona, where he took part again in 1870, and in 1868 he took part in the Aragonese Exhibition in Saragossa with landscapes and studies. In 1874 he obtained a grant to further his studies in Rome, where he lived for ten years. There he attended the Accademia Chigi and the Circulo Internacional de Arte and met Mariano Fortuny in the last months of his life, following the stylistic guidelines of his compatriot. On his return to Barcelona in 1884 he held a personal exhibition which was very well received; Narciso Oller praised his great naturalism and showed him as an example against history painting. Four years later, in a new individual exhibition, this time in Madrid, one of his works was acquired by the Queen Regent. In 1903, in a special room in the Barcelona Museum, Galofre presented an important exhibition of his work. He developed a luminous, detailed style and painted landscapes and popular scenes in the style of Fortuny. He was also an extraordinary draughtsman. He is currently represented in the MACBA and the Museum of Art and History of Reus, among other public and private collections.
