Salvador Abril y Blasco

SALVADOR ABRIL Y BLASCO (Valencia, 1862-1924).
Untitled.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 19 x 36 cm.
Painter and ceramist formed in the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos of Valencia where he was a student of the landscape painter Gonzalo Salva y Simbor (Valencia, 1845-?), who influenced him in his technique at the time of embracing the landscape. He specialized in painting stories based on the romances of Aguirre and Matiol, in seascapes, portraits and still lifes, all with a technique of great naturalism.
At only 17 years old, Salvador Abril was well introduced in the artistic world, participating in various exhibitions held at the Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia, in the exhibitions held by the School of Fine Arts of his hometown, in which he was awarded in the years 1879, 1880 and 1910, or in the Regional Exhibition of the Jardines del Real.
His work is preserved in private collections and in institutions such as the Naval Museum of Madrid, the Provincial Council of Burgos, the City Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia, as well as in the Victor Balaguer Library-Museum of Vilanova.