Antonio Estruch

ANTONIO ESTRUCH Y BROS (Sabadell, 1873- Buenos Aires, 1957).
"Around Nemi, Rome", 1897.
Oil on panel.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 27 x 35 cm; 37 x 45 cm (frame).

Antonio Estruch y Bros was one of the most outstanding representatives of the Catalan history painting with works like "Corpus de Sang" -1907-, that represents the episode that initiated the uprising of the Catalans of 1640 and "The eleventh of September of 1714". He was a disciple of the Catalan painter Joan Vila i Cinca (co-founder of the Academy of Fine Arts of Sabadell in 1876). He studied the art of stained glass in Germany. He was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of San Fernando (1892) and the Spanish Academy in Rome (1894-96), after which he went to Palestine to paint a series on the life of Jesus commissioned by Ponsà. In 1910 he moved to Buenos Aires. His work is currently on display at the Museum of Sabadell and the Victor Balaguer Library-Museum.