Juan Bautista Porcar Ripollés Oil Painting "Figures on the Beach"

Item Details

Juan Bautista Porcar Ripollés (Spanish; 1888- 1974)
Figures on the Beach, circa 1950
Oil painting on board
Signed “Porcar” to the lower left
Kangeis Gallery label adhered to verso

An oil painting on board titled Figures on the Beach by Juan Bautista Porcar Ripollés (Spain; 1888- 1974), circa 1950. This piece depicts three figures on the beach in front of a harbor with three large ships anchored out on the water. The artist’s signature is present to the lower left corner of the painting and the piece is presented in a gold-toned wooden frame.

Provenance
Kanegis Gallery, Newbury Street, Boston

Born to Spanish farmers, Juan Bautista Porcar Ripollés worked his family’s land until the age of seventeen while consistently practicing art in his spare time. In 1906, he began studying sculpture on scholarship at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos de Valencia. Gradually Ripollés shifted his focus from sculpture to oil painting, finding he could emulate the modern style that he had witnessed while living in Barcelona. He evenutally formed the group Ribalta, which focused on the natural painting of landscapes. Ripollés began exhibiting in 1927 in Barcelona and eventually started to exhibit worldwide. His work is featured in many public and private collections.

Condition

- wear to edges of frame; dust and accretions present to painting and frame; surface wear present to painting; dirt and debris present to surface of painting; minimal warping to board; minor craquelure present to painting; piece slightly loose in frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 12.25" W x 9" H.

Item #

ITMG180342