1115 - Mariano Benlliure Gil (Valencia, 1862 – Madrid, 1947)

Mariano Benlliure Gil (Valencia, 1862 – Madrid, 1947) "Gypsy of the Albaicín," 1914, published by Campins y Codina, Madrid Signed, with foundry mark and date, and titled "From the Albaicín" on the front Benlliure modeled the piece in clay during a stay in Granada in 1914, while accompanying the new Argentine ambassador, Marco Avellaneda. At one of the flamenco parties organized in his honor, a young woman danced, and Benlliure was inspired by her to create this work. He later made a plaster cast and had it cast. A copy is in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and was exhibited in the exhibition “Mariano Benlliure and the Bullfighting Fair” at the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia and Alicante in 2007 and 2008. Dimensions: 60.2 x 40.8 x 32.8 cm