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JOAN MESTRE I BOSCH (Palma de Mallorca, 1826 - 1893). "Santa Cecilia", Barcelona, 1847. Oil on canvas. Cracked. With restoration on the back and inscription. It presents faults in the frame and in the painting. Measurements: 87 x 68 cm; 108 x 91 cm (frame). Joan Mestre i Bosch was formed with Bartolomé Sureda in the School of Fine Arts of Palma de Mallorca. He then traveled to Barcelona to complete his training there, at the city's Academy of Fine Arts, and finally spent some time in Madrid, where he devoted himself to copying works by the great masters at the Prado Museum. On his return to Mallorca, he held the chair of Anatomy and Landscape Drawing at the Sociedad Económica Mallorquina de Amigos del País (Mallorcan Economic Society of Friends of the Country) free of charge. Throughout his life he showed his work in various official exhibitions, being awarded several times, and also painted religious works for several churches in the Balearic Islands. He was also a correspondent of the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid and honorary chamber painter. He was especially known as a portraitist and painter of religious subjects, and developed a style with an academic base, romantic roots and a clear commitment to naturalism, although of an eclectic realism. He was also an important pedagogue, and the mark of his style can be seen in his disciples such as Joan Bauzà, Antoni Ribas and Antoni Fuster. Joan Mestre i Bosch is currently represented in the collection of the Consell de Mallorca, the Sa Nostra, the Yannick and Ben Jakober Foundation and the Museum of Mallorca, among other public and private collections.

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JOAN MESTRE I BOSCH (Palma de Mallorca, 1826 - 1893). "Santa Cecilia", Barcelona, 1847. Oil on canvas. Cracked. With restoration on the back and inscription. It presents faults in the frame and in the painting. Measurements: 87 x 68 cm; 108 x 91 cm (frame). Joan Mestre i Bosch was formed with Bartolomé Sureda in the School of Fine Arts of Palma de Mallorca. He then traveled to Barcelona to complete his training there, at the city's Academy of Fine Arts, and finally spent some time in Madrid, where he devoted himself to copying works by the great masters at the Prado Museum. On his return to Mallorca, he held the chair of Anatomy and Landscape Drawing at the Sociedad Económica Mallorquina de Amigos del País (Mallorcan Economic Society of Friends of the Country) free of charge. Throughout his life he showed his work in various official exhibitions, being awarded several times, and also painted religious works for several churches in the Balearic Islands. He was also a correspondent of the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid and honorary chamber painter. He was especially known as a portraitist and painter of religious subjects, and developed a style with an academic base, romantic roots and a clear commitment to naturalism, although of an eclectic realism. He was also an important pedagogue, and the mark of his style can be seen in his disciples such as Joan Bauzà, Antoni Ribas and Antoni Fuster. Joan Mestre i Bosch is currently represented in the collection of the Consell de Mallorca, the Sa Nostra, the Yannick and Ben Jakober Foundation and the Museum of Mallorca, among other public and private collections.

Estimate 2 500 - 2 800 EUR
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