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José Campeche (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1751 - 1809)

José Campeche (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1751 - 1809) "Possible Portrait of Mrs. Catalina de Urrutia" Oil on canvas.102 x 77 cm. Campeche portrayed María de Urrutia on various occasions and at different ages. Our hypothesis is that this portrait would be the one in which she appears at the oldest age. As the website of the Hispanic Society of New York indicates, "María Catalina de Urrutia belonged to a prominent Creole family of landowners in Cuba, where she was born (in 1749); her father, Bernardo de Urrutia y Matos, was mayor of Havana. In 1766 María Catalina married Colonel Juan Andrés Dabán y Busterino (1724-1793), a Spanish military officer of Aragonese descent who would become governor and captain general of Puerto Rico from 1783 to 1789. He had been military inspector of Cuba in the mid-1760s, and it was apparently there that they became engaged. In Puerto Rico he led hurricane reconstruction campaigns, established a postal system, began paving streets and pavements with blue volcanic ballast from the Canary Islands, and founded a cigar factory that exported to the Netherlands. He was promoted to field marshal, and back in Spain he was governor of Badajoz from 1792. The date on which Don Juan and Doña María moved to Spain is uncertain. Campeche was one of the most recognised Puerto-Rican artists. The only disciple of Luis Paret y Alcázar (1746-1799), who arrived at the island after being exiled by King Charles III, between 1775 and 1778. The Puerto Rico Art Museum keeps some of his works of art in their collection. His biographical index card there explains: "He mainly developed religious themes and portraits in his painting. His work is considered to be rococo because of its interest in detail and ornamentation. Bluish greys and pinks dominate his palette, which he assimilated from Paret. In 2006 the Ponce Museum of Art organised an exhibition which travelled to the prestigious Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts and which included paintings by Campeche, Francisco Oller and Miguel Pou. Campeche has great mastery in portraits and miniatures, characteristics which lead him to being one of the most exalted and outstanding Hispanic-American painters of the late 18th century."

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José Campeche (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1751 - 1809)

Estimate 60 000 - 75 000 EUR
Starting price 60 000 EUR

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