La Dama del Abanico Lady with a Fan Oil Painting After Velazquez 40"

Description

Late 20th century oil painting on linen after "La Dama del Abanico" (The Lady with a Fan) originally painted circa 1635-1640 by Diego Velazquez. Depicts a woman in black dress and veil with white gloves, rosary on her wrist and a fan in her hand. Signed in lower right corner. Unframed.

"Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, (baptized 6 June 1599 – 6 August 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the Baroque period (c. 1600–1750). He began to paint in a precise tenebrist style, later developing a freer manner characterized by bold brushwork. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and commoners, culminating in his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656). Velázquez's paintings became a model for 19th century realist and impressionist painters. In the 20th century, artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Francis Bacon paid tribute to Velázquez by re-interpreting some of his most iconic images. Most of his work entered the Spanish royal collection, and by far the best collection is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, although some portraits were sent abroad as diplomatic gifts, especially to the Austrian Habsburgs." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Crazing to surface

Dimensions

29.5" x 0.75" x 39.75" (Width x Depth x Height)