MARIANO FORTUNY Y MARSAL (Reus, Tarragona, 1838-Roma,... Lot n° 848

Pen and ink from China on paper 510 x 130 mm (painted) 550 x 293 mm (paper) With stamp of Fortuny's testamentary in lower right corner PROVENANCE: Felix Boix Collection. Private collection, Madrid. EXHIBITIONS: Madrid, El Abanico en España, Sociedad española de amigos del Arte, May-June 1920, p. 79, cat. no. 296. Barcelona, Fortuny Exhibition, Palacio de la Virreina, Servicio de Defensa del Patrimonio Artístico Nacional, 1940 (with part of the label on the back). BIBLIOGRAPHY: F. M. Quílez y Corella, "Una colección singular: la obra de Mariano Fortuny del Gabinete de dibujos y grabados del MNAC", p. 25 (reproduced). https://www.museunacional.cat/sites/default/files/fortunycol_singular_cas.pdf Project for the fan he painted for the banker Mr. José Fontagud Gargollo. It represents a lady in Louis XV costume sitting on a bench accompanied by a character of the Italian Comedy, masked, who sings endechas to the sound of his lute. Over the couple flutter lovebirds. In the background, a lake with characters on its shores, and fountains with water games. The final fan is in the National Art Museum of Catalonia. https://www.museunacional.cat/es/colleccio/abanico-con-escena-galante/maria-fortuny/005667-000