232 - Eugenio Oliva y Rodrigo,

Eugenio Oliva y Rodrigo, Spanish 1852-1925- At the Fountain; oil on panel, signed and inscribed 'E. Oliva / ROMA' (lower left), 33 x 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Oliva studied at the drawing school in Palencia under Justo María de Velasco (c.1809-1887) before travelling to Madrid, where he trained at the Escuela Superior de de Pintura, Escultura, y Grabado, and in the studio ofGermán Hernández Amores (1823-1894). Although he was particularly prolific as a muralist, Oliva also produced a number of smaller paintings, often depicting vibrant and bustling scenes of Spanish life, as in the present work. Indeed, a similar courtyard scene by Oliva sold at Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, on 30 June 2012, lot 427 ($1,845), whilst another lively view of the Bay of Naples sold at Errico Casa d'Aste, Naples, on 26 November 2022, lot 74 (€2,500 hammer).