Manuel Moreno Gimeno

MANUEL MORENO GIMENO, (Valencia, 1900 - 1982).
"Virgin of the Desampardos", 1923.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 99 x 61 cm; 119 x 81 cm (frame).
Painter and decorator, Manuel Moreno initiated his formation in the School of Fine Arts of Valencia, and in 1923 he obtained the first prize of the Circle of Fine Arts. He combined his artistic practice with teaching, which he did from 1941 at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Carlos, in Valencia. That same year he was awarded the National Prize for Fresco Painting and, in 1945, he won the third medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid with his work "La Marañosa". Moreno specialized in luminist landscapes, which he alternated with academic portraits and some themes of customs. In 1970 he was appointed full professor of San Carlos. Throughout his career he held several exhibitions of his work, both in Spain and abroad. He is currently represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes San Pío V in Valencia, the Faculty of Medicine of the same city, the Prado Museum (work attached to the MNCARS, on deposit at the City Council of Porriño, Pontevedra) and other public and private collections.