JUAN ANGEL GOMEZ ALARCON Albacete (1882) / Gerona (1971) "Country landscape"
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JUAN ANGEL GOMEZ ALARCON Albacete (1882) / Gerona (1971) "Country landscape" Oil on canvas cardboard Measurements: 26 x 33 cm

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JUAN ANGEL GOMEZ ALARCON Albacete (1882) / Gerona (1971) "Co

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Italian copper processional cross Sulmona, early 15th century Maximum height including pole stand: 69 cm; width 33.5 cm. Weight 1520 g made of embossed, chiselled and gilded copper foil on a wooden core, it has a Latin cross structure with the arms with poly-lobed finials; the rib is also covered by sheets with moulded ornaments depicting whirls with acorns. On the front, the iconography of the crucifixion with the figure of the crucified Christ at the intersection of the arms, the Virgin and St. John at the end of the side arms of the cross-bar; two angels at the top and bottom. On the recto, God the Father is represented in the centre with a full-length blessing and on the four terminals the animal symbols of the Evangelists: at the top the eagle representing John, at the bottom the angel, symbol of Matthew, on the left the lion of Mark and on the opposite side the bull, symbol of the Evangelist Luke. Worthy of note, on the verso, is the figure of Christ in the centre, which has an archaic model as its reference. The work is part of the vast repertoire of 15th century astylar crosses made in the Sulmona area, characterised by this type of structure and decoration. In the case proposed here, we note the presence of cast perimeter decorations depicting angels instead of the usual spherules; these applications are most likely replacements or additions of a later period. For comparative purposes, the processional cross preserved at the Civic Museum of Sulmona in Palazzo dell'Annunziata and another cross from the Sulmona area located in Castelvecchio Calvisio (AQ) are worth mentioning. item codition grading: **** good, defects and missing, probable replacement of the nails fixing the sheets.

ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ GÓMEZ (Goián, Pontevedra, 1882 - 1970). "Seamstresses". Rome, 1926. Charcoal and pastel on paper. Signed, located and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 74 x 83 cm; 87 x 97 cm (frame). The costumbrista and anecdotal subject of these young seamstresses subtly acquires an allegorical patina, which makes us think of the Moiras. Despite being devoid of elements foreign to the domestic space, it is tinged with a certain metaphysical cadence. This is thanks to Antonio Fernández Gómez's ability to freeze the daily gesture and sublimate it. Antonio Fernández Gómez emigrated to Brazil when he was only twelve years old, and in São Paulo he receives drawing and painting lessons from the German artist Ernesto Papf. He soon held his first exhibitions, which were, however, unsuccessful. Nevertheless, Fernandez does not lose heart and continues painting and touring the country with his paintings, being much better received in the cities of Para and Manaus. Finally, in Rio de Janeiro his work is awarded and he sells all his paintings. Encouraged by his success, and interested in seeing the world, Fernandez returns to Europe, and in Italy he discovers a small mountain village, Anticoli Corrado, where he will work tirelessly in the midst of absolute peace. On his return to Spain, he participates in the National Exhibitions and in the Salones de Otoño, in the seventh edition of which he is named member of merit. At the same time, he continues to exhibit in Brazil, in order to maintain the contacts and prestige he had achieved there. Meanwhile, he continues to reap success in Spain. Settled in his native Goian, he works tirelessly and painters such as Xavier Pousa are trained with him. Shortly before his death, the Círculo Mercantil de Vigo organized an anthological exhibition of the Goianese, which was the last public appearance of the artist, already consumed by work and years. Currently his work is present in the main Galician museums, as well as in numerous private collections in Brazil, the Nova Caixa Galicia collection and others.