Francisco Nicolás Iturrino González (9 September 1864 – 20 June 1924) was a Spanish Post-impressionist painter of Basque ancestry. He is sometimes classified as a Fauvist.
A Spaniard in Paris, (Portrait of the Painter Francisco Iturrino) by Henri Evenepoel
Iturrino was born in Santander. In 1872, his family moved to Bilbao. While he was still very young, he received his first drawing lessons from his uncle, Elviro González, who was a poet, painter and musician.[1] Later, after graduating from the Augustinian school, he went to Liège to study engineering, but his early exposure to art led him to abandon his classes and, without his parents' knowledge, move to Brussels to study painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts instead.[2]
To pursue his new-found career, he went to Paris, where he worked with Henri Evenepoel, a friend from Brussels. In 1901, he had advanced to the point that he was able to show his work at the prestigious Vollard Gallery, alongside a then-unknown Pablo Picasso.[1] Later, he had a showing at the Salon d'Automne. Soon after, he returned home, walked across Spain, stayed for a time in Salamanca, then established his workshop in Seville. In 1906, he married Marie Joséphine Delwit Schwartz, who he had met in Belgium.[2]
He continued to travel throughout the Basque Country, France and Andalusia, which was his favorite place because of the landscapes, although he also painted bullfights, festivals and portraits of women. During this time his palette brightened and he made more use of contrasting colors. From 1911 to 1912, he spent some time in Morocco with Henri Matisse, a close friend he had met in the workshops of Gustave Moreau, and who he often stayed with when visiting Paris. He had a major showing in 1919, hosted by the Círculo de Bellas Artes.[1]
In 1920, he developed gangrene on one of his legs, requiring an operation. It had to be amputated the following year.[2] After that, he confined himself to etching, required further surgery, and soon found himself in financial difficulties. The art historian, Élie Faure, helped organize an exhibition at the Galerie Rosenberg, featuring paintings donated by Matisse, Picasso and several other of Iturrino's friends.[2] With the money raised, he was able to retire to Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1922 and died there two years later, aged 59.
Petra Joos, Francisco Iturrino (1864-1924) (exhibition catalog), Museo Nicanor Piñole, 1999 ISBN84-86889-69-3
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February 25, 2023
francisco, iturrino, francisco, nicolás, iturrino, gonzález, september, 1864, june, 1924, spanish, post, impressionist, painter, basque, ancestry, sometimes, classified, fauvist, self, portrait, 1910bornfrancisco, nicolás, iturrino, gonzález9, september, 1864s. Francisco Nicolas Iturrino Gonzalez 9 September 1864 20 June 1924 was a Spanish Post impressionist painter of Basque ancestry He is sometimes classified as a Fauvist Francisco IturrinoFrancisco Iturrino Self portrait c 1910BornFrancisco Nicolas Iturrino y Gonzalez9 September 1864Santander SpainDied20 June 1924Cagnes sur Mer FranceNationalitySpanishEducationAcademie Royale des Beaux Arts BrusselsKnown forPainterMovementOrientalist Fauvist Post impressionist Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography Edit A Spaniard in Paris Portrait of the Painter Francisco Iturrino by Henri Evenepoel Iturrino was born in Santander In 1872 his family moved to Bilbao While he was still very young he received his first drawing lessons from his uncle Elviro Gonzalez who was a poet painter and musician 1 Later after graduating from the Augustinian school he went to Liege to study engineering but his early exposure to art led him to abandon his classes and without his parents knowledge move to Brussels to study painting at the Academie Royale des Beaux Arts instead 2 To pursue his new found career he went to Paris where he worked with Henri Evenepoel a friend from Brussels In 1901 he had advanced to the point that he was able to show his work at the prestigious Vollard Gallery alongside a then unknown Pablo Picasso 1 Later he had a showing at the Salon d Automne Soon after he returned home walked across Spain stayed for a time in Salamanca then established his workshop in Seville In 1906 he married Marie Josephine Delwit Schwartz who he had met in Belgium 2 He continued to travel throughout the Basque Country France and Andalusia which was his favorite place because of the landscapes although he also painted bullfights festivals and portraits of women During this time his palette brightened and he made more use of contrasting colors From 1911 to 1912 he spent some time in Morocco with Henri Matisse a close friend he had met in the workshops of Gustave Moreau and who he often stayed with when visiting Paris He had a major showing in 1919 hosted by the Circulo de Bellas Artes 1 In 1920 he developed gangrene on one of his legs requiring an operation It had to be amputated the following year 2 After that he confined himself to etching required further surgery and soon found himself in financial difficulties The art historian Elie Faure helped organize an exhibition at the Galerie Rosenberg featuring paintings donated by Matisse Picasso and several other of Iturrino s friends 2 With the money raised he was able to retire to Cagnes sur Mer in 1922 and died there two years later aged 59 Selected paintings Edit The Bath Sunday Cattle Fair in Salamanca ManolasReferences Edit a b c Brief biography Aunamendi Eusko Entziklopedia a b c d Brief biography Archived 2016 04 04 at the Wayback Machine the Carmen Thyssen Museum Further reading EditPetra Joos Francisco Iturrino 1864 1924 exhibition catalog Museo Nicanor Pinole 1999 ISBN 84 86889 69 3External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francisco Iturrino Arcadja Auctions More works by Iturrino Francisco Iturrino Memoria y Semblanza by Enrique Lopez Viejo Fundicion Grafica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Iturrino amp oldid 1088090077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
