Julio Romero de Torres Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Julio Romero de Torres Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 27, 2024
Portrait of a Woman - Julio Romero de Torres
Est: €400 - €500
Oil painting on canvas, late 19th/early 20th century, Spanish school, depicting a Portrait of a Woman. Dimensions including frame: 66x79 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 50x63 cm. Signed in the lower right corner by Julio Romero de Torres. The work is in fair condition, with various areas of restoration.
De Francesco Casa D'Aste e Galleria
Dec. 11, 2024
Julio Romero de Torres. Portrait of Carmen Navarro
Est: -
Oil and tempera on canvas. Signed and inscribed [Julio Romero de Torres - Painted in oil and tempera]. Provenance: - Private collection. Documentation included.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
Julio Romero de Torres. Figure
Est: -
Oil on cardboard. Signed in the lower right corner. Work made for the well-known dancer María A. Esparza, whom he painted in 1915. Provenance: - Private collection. Exhibitions: - Poets of the Body. The dance of the Silver Age. Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid. October 6, 2017 - April 1, 2018. Bibliography: - MURGA, Idoia: Poets of the Body. The dance of the Silver Age. Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, 2017. Page 335. Rep. Col.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
Julio Romero de Torres. Figure
Est: -
Oil on cardboard. Work made for the well-known dancer María A. Esparza, whom he painted in 1915. Provenance: - Private collection. Exhibitions: - Poets of the Body. The dance of the Silver Age. Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid. October 6, 2017 - April 1, 2018. Bibliography: - MURGA, Idoia: Poets of the Body. The dance of the Silver Age. Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, 2017. Page 334. Rep. Col.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
Julio Romero de Torres. Figure
Est: -
Oil on cardboard. Work made for the well-known dancer María A. Esparza, whom he painted in 1915. Provenance: - Private collection. Exhibitions: - Poets of the Body. The dance of the Silver Age. Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid. October 6, 2017 - April 1, 2018. Bibliography: - MURGA, Idoia: Poets of the Body. The dance of the Silver Age. Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, 2017. Page 334. Rep. Col.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
Julio Romero de Torres. Lady with basket (c.1902)
Est: -
Charcoal and oil on board. Signed in the upper left corner. This work is a preparatory work for the oil on canvas entitled "Woman looking out at the garden door" (72 x 47 cm). Private collection, Madrid. Bibliography: - Julio Romero de Torres, symbol, matter and obsession. Córdoba, February-May 2003. Page: 340. We would like to thank Mrs. Mercedes Valverde Candil for her collaboration in the cataloging of this work.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
Julio Romero de Torres. Reclining lady
Est: -
Charcoal on paper. Signed in the upper right corner. Work done to illustrate the back cover of the magazine "Tierra Andaluza". Bibliography: - Julio Romero de Torres, symbol, matter and obsession. Córdoba, February-May 2003. Page: 333. We thank Mrs. Mercedes Valverde Candil for her collaboration in the cataloging of this work.
Duran Arte y Subastas
May. 17, 2024
Julio Romero De Torres (attrib.), oil on canvas
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Julio Romero De Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930), The Sisters of Saint Marina, signed lower right, 35"h x 43"w (stretchers), 45"h x 53"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 17, 2024
Julio Romero De Torres (attrib.), oil on canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Julio Romero De Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930), Portrait of Woman with Urn, signed upper left, 32"h x 25"w (stretchers), 38"h x 32"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Apr. 24, 2024
Mujer marroquí
Est: -
Dedicado, firmado y fechado en 1903 en el ángulo inferior derecho. La obra que ocupa esta catalogación se inscribe en la breve producción orientalista de Julio Romero de Torres que fue fruto de un viaje que realizó a Tánger en 1903, en compañía de su hermano Enrique, de Antonio Muñoz y del poeta Guillermo Belmonte Müller. Ésta fue su primera salida de España documentada. Durante su estancia en tierras del entonces protectorado español en Marruecos realizó apuntes del paisaje y de sus gentes. Del viaje ha quedado un reducido testimonio pictórico que evidencia que el artista llevó consigo pinturas, pequeñas tablas y lienzos para tomar apuntes. Seguramente con el propósito de desarrollar en Córdoba obras de mayor formato o, simplemente, practicar en la captación de la atmósfera y la luz que el país africano produce. En dicha producción destaca el interés por los efectos de la luz sobre los objetos, con pinceladas sueltas, siguiendo las tendencias de la época, predominando los tonos blancos y azulados como se puede apreciar en la pared de fondo y las vestimentas de la retratada.
Isbilya Subastas
Jan. 24, 2024
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Cordoba (1874 / 1930) “Portrait of Rosario Mansi y Gonzalez-Tables and her daughter Ana Maria Garnica y Mansi", 1917-18
Est: €135,000 - €180,000
Oil and tempera on canvas Signed on the lower left. On the back signed, dated and with a label from the General Reparations Fund, indicating its origin from "Various seizures" and delivered to the "Agrupacion Socialista Madrileña s/a 7/28/1938". Period frame. Certificate of authenticity signed by Mercedes Valverde Candil is attached. made in 2023, to whom we thank the help of cataloging this work. This report cites a label from the Delegate Board of Seizure with inventory number 16804; Alpedrete provenance and collection number 47, now missing. This exceptional portrait of Julio Romero de Torres represents Rosario Mansi (1883-1974) and Ana Maria Garnica y Mansi (1908-1937), mother and daughter, posing luxuriously dressed, holding a fan and a rose respectively. They are in front of an open window that shows a landscape where the family's farmhouse in Las Arenas de Getxo appears on the left, along with a classical sculpture and other palatial elements that close the composition on the right and complete the majesty of the work. Rosario Mansi was the wife of the lawyer and politician Pablo Garnica y Echeverria (1876-1959), born in Madrid and who held different important positions during the reign of Alfonso XIII, as Minister of Graces and Litigation of the State. He was also a member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, deputy for Cantabria and attorney in the Cortes. The girl, Ana Maria, who is represented at 9 or 10 years old, had an unfortunate and premature end, being murdered on Playa de las Arenas along with her husband, Gabriel Zubiria y Somonte, in 1937. Pablo Garnica, a great fan of the work of Julio Romero de Torres, was also portrayed by the Cordoban painter in a minister's uniform and also acquired the well-known work “Marta and Maria”, exhibited at the London Academy in 1920. Origin: -Garnica Mansi family, commissioned directly to the artist -Socialist group since 1938 -Private collection, Madrid Bibliography: -Lipvak, L. and Valverde, M., “Julio Romero de Torres”, Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao, 2002 - The work is documented in the Julio Romero Museum Photo Library de Torres with the number F.8-25 Measurements: 117 x 94 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 12, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba 1874 - 1930 Conjuro (Twilight). H. 1918 Oil on ca
Est: -
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba 1874 - 1930 Conjuro (Twilight). H. 1918 Oil on cardboard Lefranc Measurements 31.4 x 20.5 cm Origin: - Private collection, Madrid. In 1918 the Board of Directors of the Real Casino of Madrid commissioned the Córdoban painter Julio Romero de Torres to create a large canvas to decorate the Royal Hall in which other prominent artists of the time such as Manuel Benedito, Anselmo Miguel Nieto and Fernando participated. Alvarez de Sotomayor. The painting titled "Conjuring" although in some sources it is also called "Twilight" is a beautiful allegory of the ages of women. As researcher Mercedes Valverde has seen, "the master associates the last rays of the sun with the mature woman who appears in the background, as a counterpoint to the youth of the naked model." The artist seems to evoke his admiration for the famous nude Venuses of the Venetian Renaissance in a balanced composition more in line with the European symbolist movement. This work belongs to a select group of sketches by the painter of which only five have reached us (Basabe Family, Doctor Casana's Family, Consecration of the Copla, Aceituneras, Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba and Poema de Córdoba, Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga). In all of them you can see a quick and fluid brushstroke, with vibrant colors and elongated strokes that denote his total mastery of drawing. Bibliography: VALVERDE CANDIL, Mercedes, The presence of the painter Julio Romero de Torres in the Madrid casino, Casino de Madrid Revista, 2004, pp. 52-54. We thank Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloging this work.
Subastas Segre
Oct. 04, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba (1874 / 1930) "Sketch of a young woman"
Est: €1,350 - €1,800
Watercolor on paper. Signed in capital letters on the upper edge. Probable sketch for the painting known as "Panneau" or "Paisaje abierto al barandal de la ribera" (oil on canvas, 144 x 220 cm), currently owned by the Fundación Santander. We are grateful to Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloguing this work. Measurements: 13 x 7,5 cm.
Ansorena
Sep. 19, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES - Portrait of a lady
Est: -
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba 1874 - 1930 Portrait of a lady Oil and tempera on canvas Signed Measurements 35 x 40 cm Origin: - Acquired at the Barbié Gallery in Barcelona on March 13, 1987 (certificate attached). - Private collection, Barcelona. This work corresponds to the prototype or model of the female portrait that brought so much success to the painter from Córdoba during his prolific career as a painter. These portraits or busts were widely demanded by the Spanish bourgeoisie during the decades of the 1920s and 1930s. From his central home-studio on Pelayo Street, where the great writers of the time such as Azorín and Valle Inclán passed, Romero de Torres immortalized numerous personalities, mostly aristocrats and prestigious professionals. These works show the fascination of the painter from Cordoba for the portraits of the Italian Renaissance, like his admired Leonardo da Vinci. The scheme is usually always the same; the torso portrait of the effigy on a neutral or dim background in which a landscape is outlined. We thank Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloging this work.
Subastas Segre
Jul. 04, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES - Portrait of Doña Josefina Cortés. H. 1921
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JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba 1874 - 1930 Portrait of Mrs. Josefina Cortés. H. 1921 Oil and tempera on canvas Signed Measurements 56 x 42 cm Origin: - Descendants of the sitter. Julio Romero de Torres must have met the couple pictured here, Mrs. Josefina Cortés and her husband, Mr. Enrique Conde Díez, director of the Spanish Company of the Rif Mines during their stay in Spanish Morocco in the summer of 1903. The painting was a personal gift from the artist to Mr. Enrique when he was then directing the Almadén Mining Facultative School around 1921. Mrs. Josefina posed personally for the Cordovan painter who knew how to masterfully capture this painting beautiful portrait of great elegance and psychological introspection. With a lively and incisive gaze, the model displays an elegant pink shirt and a blue shawl that stand out against the dark background of the painting. We thank Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloging this work.
Subastas Segre
Jun. 21, 2023
Julio Romero De Torres ...
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
(Cordova 1880 - Cordova 1930) Julio Romero De Torres"Donna con anfora" olio su tela (cm 62x47) Firmato in basso a sinistra In cornice (difetti)
Il Ponte Auction House
May. 30, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874-1930). "Nun". Graphite on paper. It has faults and tears in the upper right area. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930) . "Nun". Graphite on paper. With faults and tear in the upper right area. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 34 x 20 cm; 56 x 42 cm (frame). With a sober scarcity of colour Romero de Torres, configures this resounding portrait in which we are presented with the delicate profile of a young girl who is dressed in the habit of a nun. Despite the religious vestments, the gesture with the half-open lips and the deep gaze bring us closer to a young woman marked by sensuality, an indisputable feature of Romero de Torres's painting. This work served as inspiration for the cover of the book "Un hombre extraño" written by José María Carretero, himself nicknamed "El caballero audaz". Julio Romero de Torres was born into an intellectual and artistic milieu, which was a decisive factor in favour of his vocation. His father, Rafael Romero de Barros, was also a painter and curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba. Julio Romero began his training in 1884, combining classes at the Conservatory of Music with his father's drawing and painting classes. In 1890 he produced his first known work, "La huerta de Morales", and in 1895 he took part for the first time in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with "Mira qué bonita era", a work which won him an honourable mention and was acquired by the State. In 1897 he competed for the Rome prize, although he did not win the scholarship, and in 1902 he began his teaching career at the Cordoba School of Fine Arts. The following year he moved to Madrid to gain first-hand knowledge of the mural painting of the Symbolists after receiving his first major commission, a series of murals dedicated to the arts for the Círculo de la Amista in Cordoba. In this project his work still shows the influence of Puvis de Chavannes. Julio Romero then remained in Madrid, in contact with the circle of Valle-Inclán and the Machados family, frequenting the gatherings of the Café de Levante while he matured his own style. In 1906 he sent "Vividoras del amor" to the Nacional, a work that was rejected because of its scandalous subject matter. In Madrid he made himself known through exhibitions such as the one at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in 1907, and the idea of a trip to Europe was maturing, which would mark a definitive change in his language, a clear desire for change. He continued to take part in the National Exhibitions, and in 1908 his work "The Gypsy Muse" was acquired by the State and won him his first medal. This triumph led to his paintings being sent to exhibitions held abroad, in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. His definitive recognition came in 1910, when he was awarded the Order of Alfonso X the Wise and was appointed inspector of the royal delegation and curatorship at the Rome Art Exhibition. The following year he was awarded the gold medal at the National Fine Arts Competition in Barcelona, and shortly afterwards he was made a full member of the Academy of Sciences, Fine and Noble Arts of Cordoba. Julio Romero continued to live in Madrid, however, and from 1913 onwards he frequented the café Pombo. Two years later he was given a special room at the National Exhibition, and in 1916 he was appointed professor at the San Fernando Academy. During these years of success and recognition, his studio in Madrid's Calle Pelayo became the centre of gatherings and meetings. However, in 1928 he was forced to return to Cordoba for health reasons, although this did not prevent him from continuing to paint in his studio in the Plaza del Potro. Indeed, in 1930, the same year as his death, he took part in the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville with a total of twenty-eight paintings. Although, like many of his contemporaries, Julio Romero began his career with a regionalist style that evolved along the lines of Symbolism, the master reached the maturity of his personal style around 1912 with a language that combines Andalusian folk feeling and authentic Andalusian art.
Setdart Auction House
May. 23, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES - Mirella
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JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba 1874 - 1930 Mirella. h. 1921 Oil and tempera on canvas Signed Size 48.2 x 45 cm Origin: - Private collection, Madrid. Work cataloged in: - Julio Romero de Torres Digital Archive, Photo Library, subject number JRT/A 0001-0025 (Mirella). The young actress represented here shows a ring on her right hand formed by a snake that eats its tail, the uroboro, which has been related since Antiquity to the continuity of life and the rebirth of things. This gestural and iconographic resource present in some works by Romero de Torres has its origin in the trip that the Cordovan painter made to Italy around 1908 where he must have seen first-hand several Renaissance portraits that served as inspiration. We thank Mercedes Valverde Candil for her help in cataloging this work.
Subastas Segre
May. 18, 2023
Julio Romero de Torres (Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, 1874 - 1930) "Cordovan Lady"
Est: €19,000 - €25,000
Julio Romero de Torres (Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, 1874 - 1930) "Cordovan Lady" Oil and tempera on canvas Signed 45 x 43 cm 19.000 - 25.000 €
Greco Subastas
May. 13, 2023
Romero de Torres, Julio
Est: -
Romero de Torres, Julio 1874 Cordoba - 1930 Cordoba Damenportrait, im Hintergrund Stadtansicht. Signiert. Öl/Lwd., 65 x 47,5 cm. Ehemals Sammlung Dr. Fritz Bohmüller, Konsul der BRD in Chile.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
May. 10, 2023
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba (1874 / 1930) "Portrait of Doña Ana González de Oronotz"
Est: €97,500 - €130,000
Oil and tempera on canvas Signed on the lower left side. On the back signed. The sitter was the wife of Mr. José Cruz-Conde (1878-1939), son of Antonio Cruz Fustegueras and María Conde y Luque. He was mayor of Córdoba from April 1, 1924 to 1926, as well as Civil Governor of the province of Seville and Commissioner of the Ibero-American Exhibition of 1929. Favorite Son of Córdoba. The work can be located around this time of 1924-1926, when as mayor of the city he commissioned Julio Romero de Torres in 1925 for the municipality, the large painting entitled "Arcángel San Rafael", which is currently in the Julio Romero Museum. de Torres. It may be that as a form of gratitude, Julio Romero photographed the mayor's wife, Mrs. Ana González Oronotz. We thank Doña Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloging this work Measurements: 90 x 100 cm
Ansorena
Apr. 19, 2023
Retrato femenino con mantilla
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior izquierdo: "JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES". En la trasera encontramos la siguiente inscripción: "JULIO ROMERO / DE TORRES --- PINTADO AL ÓLEO / Y AL TEMPLE". Julio Romero de Torres nació en el año 1874. Era hijo de Rafael Romero Barros, pintor y conservador del entonces denominado Museo de Pinturas de Córdoba. Por lo tanto, creció entre el estudio paterno, las aulas de la Escuela de Bellas Artes y el Conservatorio de Música y las salas del museo, donde estaba la residencia familiar. Este ambiente marcó indiscutiblemente su futuro y fue el escenario de sus primeros pasos como pintor a la temprana edad de 10 años. Unos años más tarde, con sólo catorce y quince, recibió sus primeros premios en los certámenes convocados por la Escuela Provincial y el Ateneo. Su interesante y prolífica actividad artística le llevó a participar en distintas exposiciones nacionales e internacionales a lo largo de su trayectoria y consiguió gran reconocimiento ganando diferentes galardones y premios. En su ciudad natal está el museo Julio Romero de Torres con una magnífica representación de su obra y otros importantes museos nacionales como el Carmen Thyssen de Málaga recogen obras del artista cordobés. Si hay algo que caracteriza al cordobés es su virtuosismo al representar la figura humana, y más concretamente, la figura de la mujer siempre rebosante de feminidad. En su producción, la mujer adquiere la categoría de musa inspiradora, como fuente de vida, de pasiones y de misterio. Sus retratos van más allá de la mera representación física y ahondan en el carácter del personaje invitando al espectador a trascender lo que ve en el lienzo. El cuadro que nos ocupa, se trata del retrato de una joven morena y castiza, que encarna la belleza andaluza con una expresión de gran fuerza y poderío en su mirada pero, a su vez, con cierta melancolía. Aparece la retratada sentada de perfil de medio cuerpo sobre un fondo de suaves y oscuras tonalidades marrones que resaltan su figura femenina. Gira su cabeza intimidando con su mirada al espectador. Viste una sencilla blusa de color rosado de manga corta y falda color verde. sobre su negro cabello, una gran peina cubierta por una gran mantilla negra en la cual el autor refleja su virtuosismo técnico. Como ocurre en la mayoría de sus obras, Julio Romero de Torres consigue reflejar en este retrato la moda femenina de la época. Tras ella, algunos de los elementos paisajísticos y arquitectónicos tan queridos por el maestro cordobés, como una iglesia a la izquierda y construcciones blancas a la derecha y una torre. Otros sutiles pero elegantes detalles de la obra son el rosario que porta en su mano derecha que descansa sobre su pierna o el pequeño libro abierto que eleva y sujeta con su mano izquierda. A su vez, sus pinturas destacan por el uso de sutiles simbolismos de la España tradicional y religiosa de la época. La firma, en letras capitales, se corresponde plenamente con la grafía que usa en su época de madurez, como se ha analizado en diferentes pinturas y carteles del maestro. La obra aparece en el catálogo de Romero de Torres de Pedro Massa del año 1943 del cual sólo se hicieron 100 ejemplares de esta primera edición.
Isbilya Subastas
Dec. 15, 2022
Julio Romero de Torres (Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, 1874 - 1930) "Cordovan Lady"
Est: €25,000 - €30,000
Julio Romero de Torres (Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, 1874 - 1930) "Cordovan Lady" Oil and tempera on canvas Signed 45 x 43 cm 25.000 - 30.000 €
Greco Subastas
Nov. 02, 2022
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba (1874 / 1930) "Portrait of Doña Ana González de Oronotz"
Est: €135,000 - €180,000
Oil and tempera on canvas Signed on the lower left side. Signed on the back The portrayed woman was the wife of Don José Cruz-Conde, (1878-1939), son of Antonio Cruz Fustegueras and María Conde y Luque. He was mayor of Córdoba from April 1, 1924 to 1926, as well as Civil Governor of the province of Seville and Commissioner of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. He was the Favorite Son of Córdoba. The work can be placed around this time of 1924-1926, when as mayor of the city he commissioned Julio Romero de Torres in 1925 for the municipality, the large painting entitled "Arcángel San Rafael", which is currently in the Julio Romero Museum de Torres. It may be that as a form of gratitude, Julio Romero portrayed the mayor's wife, Doña Ana González Oronotz. We thank Doña Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloging this work Measurements: 90 x 100 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 20, 2022
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES - Cordoba 1874 - 1930
Est: -
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Cordoba 1874 - 1930 Portrait of Joaquina Marquez Rodriguez Oil and tempera on canvas Signed (also on the back) Measures 44 x 39.3 cm Origin: - Private collection, Madrid (heirs of the portrayed) The young lady represented here is Joaquina Márquez Rodríguez, daughter of Enrique Márquez and María Rodríguez. Her father, born in El Puerto de Santamaría, was a Marine and a Dentist. She always worked with the famous Florestán Aguilar y Rodríguez, "King's dentist" Alfonso XIII since 1900, the date on which she had replaced Fernando Ibáñez. He lived married in Madrid and her children were born here, two boys and two girls. Joaquina was born in Madrid in 1910 and was a student of the Black Ladies. She died on December 19, 1931 in Davos, Switzerland, where she had been hospitalized for months in a hospital specializing in tuberculosis, a disease that she had contracted and that ended her life. We thank Mercedes Valverde Candil for her help in cataloging this work.
Subastas Segre
Apr. 05, 2022
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES. Cordoba (1874 / 1930). "Young Man of the Rose". 40 x 35 cm.
Est: €67,500 - €90,000
Signed in the upper left corner. On the frame "painted in tempera". Work included in the catalogue of the artist's exhibition held at the Fundación Cultural Mapfre Vida, Madrid -October 1993, p.30. Work that formed part of the anthological exhibition of the artist in 1980 organised by the Banco Bilbao. Tempera on canvas. 40 x 35 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 30, 2022
Lot withdrawn: please contact Bonhams for more information about this lot
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Lot withdrawn: please contact Bonhams for more information about this lot
Bonhams
Dec. 21, 2021
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Córdoba, 1874 - 1930) "Female portrait", 1900-1905. Pencil and charcoal on paper.
Est: €25,000 - €27,000
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Córdoba, 1874 - 1930) "Female portrait", 1900-1905. Pencil and charcoal on paper. Signed in the upper right corner. Measurements: 28 x 27 cm. 40.5 x 40.5 cm. (frame) The work corresponds to the portrait of a female figure from the short story "El Pecado de Claudina", published after winning the second prize in the literary contest of El Libro Popular. "El Pecado de Claudina" was written by José Reygadas and illustrated by Julio Romero de Torres, who made four drawings in addition to the one on the cover. The work was published on June 10, 1913, which allows us to date the creation of the work we present. Julio Romero de Torres was born in an intellectual and artistic environment, which decidedly favored his vocation. His father, Rafael Romero de Barros, was also a painter and curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba. Julio Romero began his training in 1884, combining classes at the Conservatory of Music with his father's drawing and painting classes. In 1890 we find his first known work, "La huerta de Morales", and in 1895 he entered for the first time in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, with "Mira qué bonita era", a work that earned him an honorable mention and was acquired by the State. In 1897 he opted for the Rome prize, although he did not win the scholarship, and in 1902 he began his teaching career at the School of Fine Arts in Cordoba. The following year he moved to Madrid to learn first hand about the mural painting of the symbolists, after receiving his first major commission, a series of murals dedicated to the arts for the Círculo de la Amista de Córdoba. In this project his work still shows the influence of Puvis de Chavannes. Julio Romero then remained in Madrid, in contact with the circle of Valle-Inclán and Machado, frequenting the gatherings of the Café de Levante while maturing his own style. In 1906 he sent "Vividoras del amor" to the Nacional, a work that was rejected because of its scandalous theme. In Madrid he will become known through exhibitions such as the one at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in 1907, and he matures the idea of a trip to Europe that will mark a definitive change in his language, a clear desire for change. He continues to participate in the National Exhibitions, and in 1908 his work "The Gypsy Muse" is acquired by the State and earns him a first medal. This triumph will make that his paintings are sent to exhibitions held abroad, in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. The definitive recognition came in 1910, when he was awarded the Order of Alfonso X the Wise and was appointed inspector of the delegation and royal commissariat at the Art Exhibition in Rome. The following year he was awarded the gold medal at the National Fine Arts of Barcelona, and shortly after he was appointed full member of the Academy of Sciences, Fine and Noble Arts of Cordoba. Julio Romero, however, continued to live in Madrid, frequenting the Café Pombo gathering since 1913. Two years later a special room was dedicated to him at the National Exhibition, and in 1916 he was appointed professor at the Academy of San Fernando. During these years of success and recognition, his studio, in Madrid's Pelayo Street, became the center of gatherings and meetings. However, in 1928 he was forced to return to Cordoba for health reasons, although this did not prevent him from continuing to paint in his studio in the Plaza del Potro. In fact, in 1930, the same year of his death, he participated in the Ibero-American Exposition of Seville with a total of twenty-eight paintings. Although, like many of his contemporaries, Julio Romero began his career cultivating a regionalist work that would evolve along the lines of symbolism, the master would reach the maturity of his personal style around 1912, with a language that combines the Andalusian popular feeling and authentic folklore with the Renaissance tradition of Italian art.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 21, 2021
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930). "Poster of the fair of Cordoba", 1913. Lithograph on paper.
Est: €700 - €900
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930). "Poster of the fair of Cordoba", 1913. Lithograph on paper. The Julio Romero de Torres Museum conserves the original painting, made in oil and tempera. Measurements: 220 x 122 cm; 231 x 133 cm (frame). Poster printed by J. Ortega from the design created by Julio Romero de Torres, today conserved in the Julio Romero de Torres Museum in Cordoba. The poster has a program of the fair at the bottom, with the inscription "Gran Feria de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, festivity celebrated in the city of Cordoba in the days from May 25 to June 1, 1913 ...". Julio Romero de Torres' relationship with lettering is well known, although he participated in several advertising campaigns with his designs, he was also involved in the representation of the posters for the Cordoba Fair, which he did in 1912 for the first time, 1913 in relation to the present work and once again in 1916. Julio Romero de Torres was born in an intellectual and artistic environment, which decidedly favored his vocation. His father, Rafael Romero de Barros, was also a painter and curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba. Julio Romero began his training in 1884, combining classes at the Conservatory of Music with his father's drawing and painting classes. In 1890 we find his first known work, "La huerta de Morales", and in 1895 he entered for the first time in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, with "Mira qué bonita era", a work that earned him an honorable mention and was acquired by the State. In 1897 he opted for the Rome prize, although he did not win the scholarship, and in 1902 he began his teaching career at the School of Fine Arts in Cordoba. The following year he moved to Madrid to learn first hand about the mural painting of the symbolists, after receiving his first major commission, a series of murals dedicated to the arts for the Círculo de la Amista de Córdoba. In this project his work still shows the influence of Puvis de Chavannes. Julio Romero then remained in Madrid, in contact with the circle of Valle-Inclán and Machado, frequenting the gatherings of the Café de Levante while maturing his own style. In 1906 he sent "Vividoras del amor" to the Nacional, a work that was rejected because of its scandalous theme. In Madrid he will become known through exhibitions such as the one at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in 1907, and he matures the idea of a trip to Europe that will mark a definitive change in his language, a clear desire for change. He continues to participate in the National Exhibitions, and in 1908 his work "The Gypsy Muse" is acquired by the State and earns him a first medal. This triumph will make that his paintings are sent to exhibitions held abroad, in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. The definitive recognition came in 1910, when he was awarded the Order of Alfonso X the Wise and was appointed inspector of the delegation and royal commissariat at the Art Exhibition in Rome. The following year he was awarded the gold medal at the National Fine Arts of Barcelona, and shortly after he was appointed full member of the Academy of Sciences, Fine and Noble Arts of Cordoba. Julio Romero, however, continued to live in Madrid, frequenting the Café Pombo gathering since 1913. Two years later a special room was dedicated to him at the National Exhibition, and in 1916 he was appointed professor at the Academy of San Fernando. During these years of success and recognition, his studio, in Madrid's Pelayo Street, became the center of gatherings and meetings. However, in 1928 he was forced to return to Cordoba for health reasons, although this did not prevent him from continuing to paint in his studio in the Plaza del Potro. In fact, in 1930, the same year of his death, he participated in the Ibero-American Exposition of Seville with a total of twenty-eight paintings.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 21, 2021
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930). "Arab looking at the sea", ca.1903. Oil on panel.
Est: €18,000 - €20,000
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930). "Arab looking at the sea", ca.1903. Oil on panel. Work registered in "The splendor of the dawn; Julio Romero de Torres", 2016 p.26. Signed and located in the lower left corner. Measurements: 22.5 x 13.5 cm; 42.5 x 33 cm (frame). In 1903, Julio Romero de Torres undertook a trip to Morocco with his brother Enrique Romero. Both explored the city which influenced Julio's painting, who dedicated several works inspired by orientalism, an example of this is his painting La Monta, Calle de Tánger, and this work where you can appreciate both the theme of oriental inspiration, as a type of loose brushstroke characteristic of the time. Julio Romero de Torres was born in an intellectual and artistic environment, which decidedly favored his vocation. His father, Rafael Romero de Barros, was also a painter and curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba. Julio Romero began his training in 1884, combining classes at the Conservatory of Music with his father's drawing and painting classes. In 1890 we find his first known work, "La huerta de Morales", and in 1895 he entered for the first time in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, with "Mira qué bonita era", a work that earned him an honorable mention and was acquired by the State. In 1897 he opted for the Rome prize, although he did not win the scholarship, and in 1902 he began his teaching career at the School of Fine Arts in Cordoba. The following year he moved to Madrid to learn first hand about the mural painting of the symbolists, after receiving his first major commission, a series of murals dedicated to the arts for the Círculo de la Amista de Córdoba. In this project his work still shows the influence of Puvis de Chavannes. Julio Romero then remained in Madrid, in contact with the circle of Valle-Inclán and Machado, frequenting the gatherings of the Café de Levante while maturing his own style. In 1906 he sent "Vividoras del amor" to the Nacional, a work that was rejected because of its scandalous theme. In Madrid he will become known through exhibitions such as the one at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in 1907, and he matures the idea of a trip to Europe that will mark a definitive change in his language, a clear desire for change. He continues to participate in the National Exhibitions, and in 1908 his work "The Gypsy Muse" is acquired by the State and earns him a first medal. This triumph will make that his paintings are sent to exhibitions held abroad, in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. The definitive recognition came in 1910, when he was awarded the Order of Alfonso X the Wise and was appointed inspector of the delegation and royal commissariat at the Art Exhibition in Rome. The following year he was awarded the gold medal at the National Fine Arts of Barcelona, and shortly after he was appointed full member of the Academy of Sciences, Fine and Noble Arts of Cordoba. Julio Romero, however, continued to live in Madrid, frequenting the Café Pombo gathering since 1913. Two years later a special room was dedicated to him at the National Exhibition, and in 1916 he was appointed professor at the Academy of San Fernando. During these years of success and recognition, his studio, in Madrid's Pelayo Street, became the center of gatherings and meetings. However, in 1928 he was forced to return to Cordoba for health reasons, although this did not prevent him from continuing to paint in his studio in the Plaza del Potro. In fact, in 1930, the same year of his death, he participated in the Ibero-American Exposition of Seville with a total of twenty-eight paintings. Although, like many of his contemporaries, Julio Romero began his career cultivating a regionalist work that would evolve along the lines of symbolism.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 02, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres Oil Spanish Beauties
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Julio Romero de Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930). Oil on canvas "Spanish Beauties". Extensive restoration, relined. 63" H X 36" W
Willow Auction House
Oct. 27, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres. Marina Sansano
Est: -
Óleo y temple sobre lienzo. Firmado en el ángulo central izquierdo. Al dorso: "J. Romero de Torres pintado al óleo y al temple". Procedencia: - Exposición en la sala Mundi-Art, (Barcelona). - Saskia-Sotheby's Subastas de Arte. Lote número 37 de la subasta celebrada el 11 de noviembre de 1975, Madrid.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Sep. 29, 2021
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930). "Portrait of Rafael Romero", circa 1917. Tempera and oil on canvas.
Est: €40,000 - €50,000
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (Cordoba, 1874 - 1930). "Portrait of Rafael Romero", circa 1917. Tempera and oil on canvas. Certificate of authenticity issued by Doña Mercedes Valverde Candil can be issued at the buyer's expense. Measurements: 35 x 33,5 cm; 53,5 x 48 cm (frame). Provenance: Private collection, St. Louis, Missouri. Jack Parker Fine Arts and Antiques, St. Louis, Missouri, until 1996. Philip and Stacey Backus Fine Art, Houston, Texas, until 2003. Private collection. Private collection, Madrid. A male portrait with pronounced features and a penetrating gaze which, despite its small size and the fact that little can be seen of the sitter, thanks to the colour and drawing, conveys a great intensity and expressiveness that captivates the viewer. The protagonist of the scene, wearing a Cordovan hat, is the son of the artist Rafael Romero Pellicer. This work is probably a study in expression by the artist, as he used this same composition in his 1917 painting "La Malagueña", which was exhibited at the Majestic Hall in 1919. It features Amalia the Gypsy, the artist's muse, and her son on the right-hand side of the composition, both portrayed full-length. In the present work, despite the similarities of the face and clothing with the painting mentioned above, there is less space between the face and the position of the hand, a characteristic which in "La Malagueña" is conditioned by the presence of the woman and the compositional harmony between the two figures in the scene. Julio Romero de Torres was born into an intellectual and artistic environment, a fact which strongly favoured his vocation. His father, Rafael Romero de Barros, was also a painter and curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba. Julio Romero began his training in 1884, combining classes at the Conservatory of Music with his father's drawing and painting classes. In 1890 he produced his first known work, "La huerta de Morales", and in 1895 he took part for the first time in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with "Mira qué bonita era", a work which won him an honourable mention and was acquired by the State. In 1897 he competed for the Rome prize, although he did not win the scholarship, and in 1902 he began his teaching career at the Cordoba School of Fine Arts. The following year he moved to Madrid to gain first-hand knowledge of the mural painting of the Symbolists after receiving his first major commission, a series of murals dedicated to the arts for the Círculo de la Amista in Cordoba. In this project his work still shows the influence of Puvis de Chavannes. Julio Romero then remained in Madrid, in contact with the circle of Valle-Inclán and the Machados family, frequenting the gatherings of the Café de Levante while he matured his own style. In 1906 he sent "Vividoras del amor" to the Nacional, a work that was rejected because of its scandalous subject matter. In Madrid he made himself known through exhibitions such as the one at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in 1907, and the idea of a trip to Europe was maturing, which would mark a definitive change in his language, a clear desire for change. He continued to take part in the National Exhibitions, and in 1908 his work "The Gypsy Muse" was acquired by the State and won him his first medal. This triumph led to his paintings being sent to exhibitions held abroad, in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. His definitive recognition came in 1910, when he was awarded the encomienda de la Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio and was appointed inspector of the royal delegation and curatorship at the Rome Art Exhibition. The following year he was awarded the gold medal at the National Fine Arts Competition in Barcelona, and shortly afterwards he was made a full member of the Academy of Sciences, Fine and Noble Arts of Cordoba. Julio Romero continued to live in Madrid, however, and from 1913 onwards he frequented the café Pombo.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 23, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres Oil Spanish Beauties
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Julio Romero de Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930). Oil on canvas "Spanish Beauties". Extensive restoration, relined. 63" H X 36" W
Willow Auction House
Jul. 05, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), gerahmte Fotographie, wohl 'Dora La Cordobesita'
Est: €140 - €280
Technik: s/w Fotografie, Datierung: um 1920, Signatur: unten rechts, Papieretikett auf der Rückseite 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Maße mit Rahmen: 20 x 22,5 cm, Zustand: gut, Rahmen min. bestoßen + Technique: b/w photography, Date: ca. 1920, Signature: on right bottom side, paper label on backside 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Dimensions with frame: 20 x 22.5 cm / 7.87 x 8.86', Condition: good, frame with small chips
Auktionshaus Schwab
Jun. 10, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres Oil Spanish Beauties
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Julio Romero de Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930). Oil on canvas "Spanish Beauties". Extensive restoration, relined. 63" H X 36" W
Willow Auction House
Apr. 07, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), gerahmte Fotographie, wohl 'Dora La Cordobesita'
Est: €140 - €280
Technik: s/w Fotografie, Datierung: um 1920, Signatur: unten rechts, Papieretikett auf der Rückseite 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Maße mit Rahmen: 20 x 22,5 cm, Zustand: gut, Rahmen min. bestoßen + Technique: b/w photography, Date: ca. 1920, Signature: on right bottom side, paper label on backside 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Dimensions with frame: 20 x 22.5 cm / 7.87 x 8.86', Condition: good, frame with small chips
Auktionshaus Schwab
Mar. 03, 2021
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (1874 / 1930) "Girl in the gardin", ca.1892-93
Est: €18,000 - €24,000
Signed in the lower right corner. Possible portrait of Angelita, the painter's younger sister, in the garofn of the family home in Córdoba. We would like to thank Merceofs Valverof for her help in cataloguing this work. . Oil on panel
Ansorena
Jan. 28, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres. Portrait
Est: -
Óleo sobre lienzo. Firmado en el ángulo inferior izquierdo. Reentelado y con restauraciones. Doña Mercedes Valverde podrá realizar un certificado-estudio de la obra a petición del comprador.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jan. 04, 2021
Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), gerahmte Fotographie, wohl 'Dora La Cordobesita'
Est: €140 - €280
Technik: s/w Fotografie, Datierung: um 1920, Signatur: unten rechts, Papieretikett auf der Rückseite 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Maße mit Rahmen: 20 x 22,5 cm, Zustand: gut, Rahmen min. bestoßen + Technique: b/w photography, Date: ca. 1920, Signature: on right bottom side, paper label on backside 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Dimensions with frame: 20 x 22.5 cm / 7.87 x 8.86', Condition: good, frame with small chips
Auktionshaus Schwab
Dec. 22, 2020
Julio Romero de Torres. Portrait of Nidia Apaolaz
Est: -
Óleo y temple sobre lienzo. Firmado en el ángulo inferior izquierdo. Firmado al dorso: "Julio Romero de Torres. Pintado al óleo y temple". Muy leves faltas de pintura. Obra realizada entre 1922 y 1923. El viaje que Romero de Torres realizó a los países sudamericanos en 1922 lo consagra definitivamente, momento en el cual el pintor se encontraba en su plena madurez. Es en Argentina donde retrata a distinguidas damas de este país. La simple elegancia de esta mujer es resaltada por el escorzo de su brazo que apoya dulcemente sobre el sofá y por las ligeras transparencias de su dorado chal. Nidia Apaolaza de Vela es una obra de extraordinaria factura y calidad en la cual se pueden apreciar las magníficas dotes del célebre artista. Procedencia: Sotheby's Pintura Antigua S. XIX-XX. Madrid, jueves 19 de noviembre de 1998. Doña Mercedes Valverde podrá realizar un certificado-estudio de la obra a petición del comprador.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 15, 2020
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES 1874 / 1930 "View of the old Arrizafa Monastery, Córdoba," 1887-90
Est: €5,700 - €7,600
Current Parador de Turismo.Signed in the lower right-hand corner We would like to thank Doña Mercedes Valverdes for her help in cataloguing this lot. Oil on wood panel
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2020
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES 1874 / 1930 "View of the old Arrizafa Monastery, Córdoba," 1887-90
Est: €5,700 - €7,600
Signed in the lower right-hand corner. We would like to thank Mrs. Mercedes Valverde for her help in cataloguing this lot. Oil on wood panel
Ansorena
Dec. 10, 2020
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (SPANISH, 1880–1930), Portrait of a Rafael Romero, the artist's son,
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES (SPANISH, 1880–1930) Portrait of a Rafael Romero, the artist's son signed, with inscription and with date 'JULIO ROMERO/ DE TORRES/ RECUERDO A MR/ SPINDLER.1920' (upper right) and signed and inscribed 'JULIO ROMERO/DE TORRES/ PINTADO AL/ OLEO Y AL/ TEMPLE-' (on the reverse) tempera and oil on canvas 14 x 13 1/4 in. (35 x 33.5 cm.) Painted circa 1917. ,
Christie's
Oct. 29, 2020
Julio Romero de Torres. Marina Sansano
Est: -
Óleo y temple sobre lienzo. Firmado en el ángulo central izquierdo. Al dorso: "J. Romero de Torres pintado al óleo y al temple". Procedencia: - Exposición en la sala Mundi-Art, (Barcelona). - Saskia-Sotheby's Subastas de Arte. Lote número 37 de la subasta celebrada el 11 de noviembre de 1975, Madrid.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 15, 2020
Julio Romero de Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930) - Las dos sendas
Est: $400,000 - $600,000
Julio Romero de Torres (Spanish, 1874-1930) Las dos sendas oil on canvas 67 ½ x 55 ½ in. (171.5 x 141 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 05, 2020
Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), gerahmte Fotographie, wohl 'Dora La Cordobesita'
Est: €140 - €280
Technik: s/w Fotografie, Datierung: um 1920, Signatur: unten rechts, Prägestempel Monogramm 'JRT', Papieretikett auf der Rückseite 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Maße mit Rahmen: 20 x 22,5 cm, Zustand: gut, Rahmen min. bestoßen + Technique: b/w photography, Date: ca. 1920, Signature: on right bottom side embossed monogram 'JRT', paper label on backside 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Dimensions with frame: 20 x 22.5 cm / 7.87 x 8.86', Condition: good, frame with small chips
Auktionshaus Schwab
Oct. 05, 2020
Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), gerahmte Fotographie, wohl 'Dora La Cordobesita'
Est: €140 - €280
Technik: s/w Fotografie, Datierung: um 1920, Signatur: unten rechts, Papieretikett auf der Rückseite 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Maße mit Rahmen: 20 x 22,5 cm, Zustand: gut, Rahmen min. bestoßen + Technique: b/w photography, Date: ca. 1920, Signature: on right bottom side, paper label on backside 'ESPEJOS SUCESORES DE G. PEREANTON, CUESTA DE SANTO DOMINGO 1', Dimensions with frame: 20 x 22.5 cm / 7.87 x 8.86', Condition: good, frame with small chips
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