JOAQUIN XAUDARÓ Y ECHAU (Vigan, Philippines, 1872 - Madrid, 1933). "Conversing with the painter". Ink on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 15 x 21 cm; 24 x 30 cm (frame). Cartoonist, illustrator and caricaturist, Joaquín Xaudaró was famous for his drawings about the new technologies of his time, and his style establishes a connection between 19th and 20th century illustration. Educated in Paris and London, he began his career drawing for "Madrid Cómico", "La Saeta", "Gedeón" and "Barcelona Cómica", occasionally using the pseudonym J. O'Raduax. Between 1907 and 1914 he also drew for the Parisian newspaper "Le Rire". In the following years he collaborated with "Blanco y negro" and "ABC", in Madrid, achieving special fame in the latter newspaper thanks to a small dog known as "perrito de Xaudaró". As a book illustrator he collaborated with French and Spanish publishers, and between 1917 and 1930 he made three cartoon films. His success was such that several collections were published with his illustrations. He also worked as a set designer.