Circulo de Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866-1932)

Exceptional oil on panel attributed to the master of Catalan Modernism, Ramon Casas i Carbó. The work depicts, in a half-length composition, his enduring muse, lover and later wife, Júlia Peraire, adopting one of the artist's most coveted and famous iconographies: the costumbrista portrait with mantilla. Júlia appears portrayed with her gaze slightly tilted and her distinctive pale complexion and rosy cheeks, delicately resting her chin on her hand in a pose that denotes intimacy and serenity. She wears a superb white lace mantilla, rendered with the unmistakable loose, impasto brushwork, characteristic of Casas, who demonstrates absolute mastery in capturing the transparency, lights and nuances of the traditional fabric. This type of composition bears a close aesthetic relation to variants registered in major institutional collections, such as the well-known Sketch of Julia with white mantilla from the Carmen Thyssen Collection. Analysis of the back and Important Provenance (Provenance): The verso of the work constitutes a historical document of exceptional value for collectors and experts, certifying its journey through the circles of nineteenth-century avant-garde. It preserves an old French hand where the header reads the name "R. de Madrazo", directly linking the piece to the prestigious private collection or the workshop of the academic painter Raimundo de Madrazo, a key figure who shared close artistic and residential ties with Casas in Paris. The adjacent technical annotations ("Cadre Personnel", "rentoilé... sur le carton") confirm that the work belonged to an intimate collecting environment and that, at the time, it underwent a technical process of protective relining on cardboard and subsequent cleaning ("Nettoyé"). On the reverse sits an old cataloging label with the registration number 303057, common to rooms of nationally prestigious auction houses. A unique opportunity to acquire an intimate piece of Catalan art history with an impeccable link to the Madrazo dynasty. Dimensions: 43x38 with frame, 34x23 without frame

Estimate:£1,436.22

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