Bartolomé Montalvo Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bartolomé Montalvo Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 01, 2024
Attributed to BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO (Madrid, 1769- 1846) "Still life with sweets". Oil on canvas. Relined. It presents Repainting and restorations in the pictorial surface.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
Attributed to BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO (Madrid, 1769- 1846) "Still life with sweets". Oil on canvas. Relined. It presents Repainting and restorations in the pictorial surface. Measurements: 53,5 x 70,5 cm; 80 x 96 cm (frame). Still life resolved with a naturalistic language captured with precise brushstrokes and contrasting lights. The artist blurs the line between the base of the still life and the background, thus creating an image in which both merge with the intention of enhancing the main elements of the scene, a resource that was common in the still life school of the Baroque tradition. The artist presents the different elements in the foreground and as a frieze, in such a way that he simplifies the composition in search of a clear image of apparent visual simplicity. However, both the ceramic plate and the metal plate are slightly inclined in such a way as to allow the viewer to better observe the contents of the interior. A resource that reveals the mastery of the artist's hand. Aesthetically the work is reminiscent of the painting of Bartolomé Montalvo, a disciple of Zacarías González Velázquez. According to Pérez Sánchez, he must have also studied in Italy. His training was completed at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, where he enrolled in 1785 and became an academician of merit in 1814. A year later, in 1815, he was appointed chamber painter to Ferdinand VII, for whom he painted a series of landscapes of the Royal Sites that would allow him, from that moment on, to enjoy a certain economic stability until his death. Years before, in the early date of 1795, Montalvo appears collaborating with Mariano Salvador Maella in the realization of the "Allegories of the Seasons" along with Vicente López, José de Madrazo, José Aparicio, Ramón Lletget, José Leonino Peros, Juan Gálvez and Carlos Mariani. During his training at the Academy he specialized in landscape painting, although he never abandoned his fondness for still lifes, presenting some of them in the Exhibitions held at the Academy since 1793. Thus, in 1807 he exhibited a "Still Life with Hare", in 1808 a "Still Life with Fish" along with four landscapes and, in 1819, four more works of similar nature. In 1814 he applied for the title of Academician of Merit, citing among his merits the fact that he had been granted a pension by Charles IV in the field of landscape painting, as well as having held several positions for the monarch, which indicates that his relationship with the court had begun several years earlier. Among his works it is worth mentioning the marine and landscape paintings destined to decorate the room of fine woods of the palace of El Escorial, as well as his still lifes of hunting, indebted to those of Luis Egidio Meléndez. In his still lifes the Neapolitan influence can be appreciated. Regarding his aesthetics, and especially in his facet of still life, his great gifts as a colorist and his good use of light have always been valued. In the inventories of goods made after his death we discover that the artist owned a magnificent collection of paintings and prints, although we do not know how many were by his hand. It presents Repainting and restorations in the pictorial surface.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 29, 2024
BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO (Madrid, 1769- 1846) "Landscape with hare". Oil on walnut board. Signed with initials in the lower right corner.
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO (Madrid, 1769- 1846) "Landscape with hare". Oil on walnut board. Signed with initials in the lower right corner. An autograph replica of a work with the same subject is preserved in La Casita de El Príncipe de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Measurements: 58,5 x 48 cm. Painter disciple of Zacarías González Velázquez, according to Pérez Sánchez he must have also studied in Italy. His formation was completed in the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, in which he enrolled in 1785 and of which he became an academician of merit in 1814. A year later, in 1815, he was appointed chamber painter to Ferdinand VII, for whom he painted a series of landscapes of the Royal Sites that would allow him, from that moment on, to enjoy a certain economic stability until his death. Years before, in the early date of 1795, Montalvo appears collaborating with Mariano Salvador Maella in the realization of the "Allegories of the Seasons" along with Vicente López, José de Madrazo, José Aparicio, Ramón Lletget, José Leonino Peros, Juan Gálvez and Carlos Mariani. During his training at the Academy he specialized in landscape painting, although he never abandoned his fondness for still lifes, presenting some of them in the Exhibitions held at the Academy since 1793. Thus, in 1807 he exhibited a "Still Life with Hare", in 1808 a "Still Life with Fish" along with four landscapes and, in 1819, four more works of a similar nature. In 1814 he applied for the title of Academician of Merit, citing among his merits the fact that he had been granted a pension by Charles IV in the field of landscape painting, as well as having held several positions for the monarch, which indicates that his relationship with the court had begun several years earlier. Among his works it is worth mentioning the marine and landscape paintings destined to decorate the room of fine woods of the palace of El Escorial, as well as his still lifes of hunting, indebted to those of Luis Egidio Meléndez. In his still lifes the Neapolitan influence can be appreciated. Regarding his aesthetics, and especially in his facet of still life, his great gifts as a colorist and his good use of light have always been valued. In the inventories of goods made after his death we discover that the artist owned a magnificent collection of paintings and prints, although we do not know how many were by his hand.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 19, 2023
BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO - The sopista student playing the guitar
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BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO Sangarcía, Segovia 1769 - Madrid 1846 The sopist student playing the guitar Oil on canvas Measurements 146 x 104 cm Important work of manners by the painter Bartolomé Montalvo that represents a young university student playing the guitar to earn the so-called boba soup. The humble dish of medieval origin that was served in taverns and inns to schoolchildren of limited economic resources in exchange for music. The guitarist shows the characteristic university clothing composed of the ragged manteo and the tricorn hat. Bartolomé Montalvo, painter of the Chamber of Fernando VII and academic of merit at the Royal Academy of San Fernando, was a renowned painter of landscapes and still lifes. A small number of works by popular types or humble people from the Madrid suburbs are also preserved, such as the castañera, the pajero and the sopista student. We thank Roberto Martínez del Río for his help in cataloging this work.
Subastas Segre
Dec. 19, 2022
Attributed to BARTOLOME MONTALVO (1769 - 1846) "Still Life with calf head, eggs and sardines"
Est: €1,400 - €1,600
Attributed to BARTOLOME MONTALVO (Sangarcia, Segovia 1769 - Madrid 1846) "Still Life with calf head, eggs and sardines" Oil on canvas 47,5 x 66 cm 1.400 - 1.600 €
Bayeu Subastas
Jun. 15, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO Sangarcía, Segovia (1768) / Madrid (1846) "Still life of kitchen".
Est: €7,500 - €10,000
Oil on canvas With important frame in carved and gilded wood . 88 x 100 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 14, 2021
BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO - The guitarist
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO Sangarcía 1769 - Madrid 1846 The guitarist Oil on canvas size 146 x 104 cm
Subastas Segre
Sep. 21, 2021
ATTRIBUTED TO BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO - Still life with beef head, eggs and vegetables
Est: €1,400 - €2,800
ATTRIBUTED TO BARTOLOMÉ MONTALVO Sangarcía, Segovia 1768 - Madrid 1846 Still life with beef head, eggs and vegetables Oil on canvas Size 47 x 66 cm
Subastas Segre
Jun. 25, 2019
Bartolomé Montalvo (Sangarcia, Segovia 1769 - Madrid 1846) "Still life with calf" Oil on canvas 65 x 88 cm 5.000 - 7.000 €
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Bartolomé Montalvo (Sangarcia, Segovia 1769 - Madrid 1846) "Still life with calf" Oil on canvas 65 x 88 cm 5.000 - 7.000 €
Goya Subastas
Jun. 25, 2019
Bartolomé Montalvo (Sangarcia, Segovia 1769 - Madrid 1846) "Still life with fishes" Oil on canvas 65 x 88 cm 5.000 - 7.000 €
Est: -
Bartolomé Montalvo (Sangarcia, Segovia 1769 - Madrid 1846) "Still life with fishes" Oil on canvas 65 x 88 cm 5.000 - 7.000 €
Goya Subastas
Apr. 05, 2016
El Guitarrista
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BARTOLOME MONTALVO (1769 - 1846), The Guitarist MONTALVO 1769 San García, Segovia 1846 Madrid 146 x 104 cm
Isbilya Subastas
Apr. 21, 2009
Bartolomé Montalvo (San Garcia 1769-1846 Madrid) The head of a bearded man
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
The head of a bearded man oil on canvas 45.9 x 38cm (18 1/16 x 14 15/16in).
Bonhams