Juan Antonio Gonzalez

JUAN ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ (Chiclana, Cádiz, 1842- Paris, c. 1920).
"Harlequin", 1986.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in lower right corner.
Measurements: 35.5 x 27 cm; 50 x 42.5 cm (frame).
Painter settled in Paris in the second half of the XIX century, Juan Antonio González Jiménez was formed as a disciple of the painter Rodríguez, and participated in official exhibitions such as the Provincial of Cádiz of 1879, in which he was distinguished with a gold medal. Later he extended his studies in Paris with M. Pils. He specialized in the themes of casacons, called "de tableautin" in France, with works characterized by a personal chromatic delicacy, a special atmospheric sense, rigorous drawing and careful attention to detail. He also tackled other themes typical of the period, very much to the taste of the bourgeois clientele of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as the painting of flowers, portraits of majas and Spanish types, some of them inspired by portraits of the Baroque period. He also excelled as a portraitist, and painted some fans. Throughout his career, Juan Antonio González held exhibitions and took part in the Fine Arts Exhibition of Paris and in the Provincial Exhibition of Cadiz in 1879, being awarded a gold medal for a navy in the latter. He is currently represented in the Museum of Chiclana, as well as in private collections both national and international.